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The remains of Bass Breweries Bass Maltings a Grade II listed complex on Mareham Lane, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
The Maltings were built between 1892 and 1905 for Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton of Burton on Trent and were designed by H.A. Couchman. They are the largest maltings complex in the country outside Burton. It consist of eight red brick pavilions with a massive square tower and slender chimney in the centre. The total frontage is of about 1000 feet.
The Bass Maltings complex opened fully in 1905, replacing all the small malthouses in the area. The complex struggled to remain open during the Second World War, but survived and continued operating until 1960.
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner considered the huge brewing malthouses to be Lincolnshire's most important industrial architecture, stating in his book Buildings of England; "For sheer impressiveness, little in English architecture can equal the scale of this building. A massive four-storey square tower is in the centre of a line of eight detached pavilions.
The Maltings closed in 1960, and the two Robey engines were transferred to museums. In 1976 one of the pavilions caught fire and spread to the tower and a further two pavilions and the site has remained unused ever since.
Remains associated with a railway serving the maltings complex were uncovered during trial trenching on land to the west of the main buildings. A concrete culvert was also seen, although its full extent and function remain unknown.
In 2011 agreement was reached to convert the Bass Maltings site into shops, offices and more than 220 apartments and houses.
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The remains of Bass Breweries Bass Maltings a Grade II listed complex on Mareham Lane, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
The Maltings were built between 1892 and 1905 for Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton of Burton on Trent and were designed by H.A. Couchman. They are the largest maltings complex in the country outside Burton. It consist of eight red brick pavilions with a massive square tower and slender chimney in the centre. The total frontage is of about 1000 feet.
The Bass Maltings complex opened fully in 1905, replacing all the small malthouses in the area. The complex struggled to remain open during the Second World War, but survived and continued operating until 1960.
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner considered the huge brewing malthouses to be Lincolnshire's most important industrial architecture, stating in his book Buildings of England; "For sheer impressiveness, little in English architecture can equal the scale of this building. A massive four-storey square tower is in the centre of a line of eight detached pavilions.
The Maltings closed in 1960, and the two Robey engines were transferred to museums. In 1976 one of the pavilions caught fire and spread to the tower and a further two pavilions and the site has remained unused ever since.
Remains associated with a railway serving the maltings complex were uncovered during trial trenching on land to the west of the main buildings. A concrete culvert was also seen, although its full extent and function remain unknown.
In 2011 agreement was reached to convert the Bass Maltings site into shops, offices and more than 220 apartments and houses.