History of malt production, its distribution and its relationship with the brewing industry. A comprehensive history of the workhouse by peter higginbotham. A transcript is available as a pdf in the relevant documents section or follow the link to see the full interview. The earliest records of the placename sleaford are found in a charter of 852 as slioford and in the anglosaxon chronicle as sliowaford. Posted on october 30, 2015 october 27, 2016 by tom. The sleaford bass maltings are located in sleaford, lincolnshire.
The workhouse in sleaford, lincolnshire the history of. The maltings british listed buildings history in structure. Bass maltings, mareham lane, sleaford lincs to the past. This week, at a local meeting of heritage meaford, meridiane carroll introduced the group to the tweedsmuir community history books or tweedsmuirs. He supplied locally bred chickens to national wholesale markets and soon earned a reputation for quality and innovation.
A parliamentary report of 1777 recorded parish workhouses in operation at new sleaford for up to 22 inmates, digby 15, dorrington 8, newton 10, ruskington 10, and waddington 20. The bass maltings in sleaford, just up the road a few miles, is a large group of eight dissused maly houses originally owed by by the bass brewery of barton upon trent. For cities, the associated administrative units will usually include parishes, especially ecclesiastical parishes, one of whose names is the name of. Maltings is a grade ii listed building in nottingham, city of nottingham, england. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes.
Sleaford library houses a local and family history section and microfiche machine. This level of preservation is rare in ontario, and it gives us a competitive edge thats the envy of other towns and cities in the province. For an easy reference list of the entire dear canada series, print the book checklist 385 kb. History of sleaford, in north kesteven and lincolnshire. These painstakingly recorded histories of local communities are kept in many communities, and usually include the history of the. Construction began in 1892 but work was not completed until 1905. Considered to be of special architectural and historical interest, the sleaford bass maltings were grade ii listed in 1974, only to suffer considerable damage two years later when a. When you visit chaptersindigo via our website links and.
The malt kiln a celebration of louths concrete cathedral. But it doesnt take much to tear down a chunk of our. Opposite st denys church is sleaford library with thousands of books to lend from a multitude of genres. Sleaford maltings adopted supplementary planning document spd cookie settings. The maltings were built at the turn of the twentieth century, completed in 1907. Future courses will expand to additional historical periods and geographical regions. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of.
In 20 dr richard shaw undertook an oral history project for sleaford museum trust. The victorian bass maltings in sleaford was built by bass brewery and has been derelict for more than 50 years. Bass maltings, sleaford brewery history society wiki. This site uses cookies to store information on your computer, to improve your experience. Sleaford has a fine church of 1271, a grammar school of 1624, and a monumental cross of 1850. In 1899, new local government arrangements for the county brought the administrative base of kesteven county council to sleaford, its first offices being at the bottom of jermyn street. They may well include the names of other locations or areas. New book reveals history of lincoln pubs and the stories behind.
Former maltings of bass industrial estate, sleaford. This page combines information for the address the maltings, wharf road, grantham, ng31 6bh, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. In the domesday book 1086, it is recorded as eslaforde and in the early th century as sliforde. The interview recorded much of the social history of the corn exchange. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but parts of. The history the bass maltings in sleaford consist of eight large disused malt houses. Bass, ratcliff and gretton built a massive maltings complex just south of sleaford in the years before the first world war. The planning of the development dated back to 1880, when bass, ratcliffe and gretton ltd proposed the development of sixteen new malthouses in the sleaford area of lincolnshire. Sleaford is a market town and civil parish in lincolnshire, england. There is a considerable trade in agricultural produce. The bass maltings complex opened in 1905, replacing all the small malthouses in the area. Notes on abingdons malting industry brewery history. Bass maltings, sleaford, lincs, may 2017 derelict places. The rest of the maltings building stock is predominantly converted or.
Couchman and built between 1901 and 1907, they were originally owned by the bass brewery of burton upon trent. Some of the most noteworthy maltings in the uk are to be found at sleaford, next to the railway line. Lincs to the past is a site that contains hundreds of thousands of records covering items held in lincolnshires historic environment record, archives, libraries, museums and tennyson research centre. Bass maltings, sleaford urbex behind closed doors urban. The postcode is within the grantham st wulframs wardelectoral division, which is in the constituency of grantham and stamford. These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with sleaford, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. See all books memories of meaford read and share your memories of meaford itself or of a particular photo of meaford. Browse 39 photo books on meaford and the surrounding area. Made in sleaford celebrates the importance of manufacturing, design and engineering in the town. These qualities made the town desirable for the production of malt, a crucial ingredient in beer production. Organised by north kesteven district council, the twoday event was first held in 2015 in the area around the national centre for craft and design and navigation wharf the heart of the towns industrial heritage and was such a success it was repeated in 2016.
Much of our history still stands in brick and wood and concrete. The bass maltings in sleaford, england are a large group of eight. Friday, 27sep19 rod fanthorpe lincolnshire superstitions. The domesday book 1086 has two entries under eslaforde sleaford. Two english monarchs are known to have stayed at the castle, king john and henry viii. There is an area devoted to childrens books and, whats more, there is a very colourful and robust pirate ship that can be boarded by little ones its pirate treasure being more picture books for young readers. Victorian maltings in england, 1837 to 1914 brewery history society. A small child examining a carved wooden horses head with his hands at the side of the river slea near cogglesford watermill sleaford lincolnshire barcelona jun 4. The bass maltings complex at sleaford was completed in 1907 to the designs of the companys chief engineer, herbert couchman. The bass maltings in sleaford, england are a large group of eight disused malt houses.
Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. Sleaford castle is a medieval castle in sleaford, lincolnshire, england. Couchmans design, and are the largest group of malt houses in england and are desgnated as a grade 11 on the. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of meaford. The project included an interview with jeanne furnival. Discover history and stories behind lincolnshires iconic buildings. James purves died in 1940, at which time only the preliminary. In the late19th century, the sleaford area was a major barley producer and by the 1880s, sleaford was a stop on railway lines connecting the town to boston, grantham, bourne, spalding and lincoln. They were constructed between 1901 and 1907 to herbert a. It was damaged by a fire in july english heritage has classified it as one of the. The malt kiln exhibition at louth museum is a celebration in photographic form of when the maltings was rebuilt after the second world war and also of its heyday as one of the worlds largest malt kilns.
For much of the nineteenth century, sleaford was also the headquarters of the firm kirk and parry, who were builders and architects with a national reputation, specialising in the construction of railway stations and the restoration of churches. Friday, 25oct19 rosemary gibson grantham canal another world. Built around a central core consisting of the engine house and water tower, the eight malt houses extend out containing the steeps, kilns and granaries in identical six storey. Sleaford bass maltings is a huge abandoned industrial complex in sleaford, lincolnshire. The complex struggled to remain open during the second world war, but survived and continued operating until 1960. It is a grade ii listed complex of buildings awaiting regeneration. The maltings in grantham is in the east midlands region of england. More importantly for this story, it is 102 miles from london by river.
Brewery history number 1245 notes on abingdons malting industry bruce hedge abingdononthames abingdononthames, the administrative centre of the vale of white horse, is seven miles by road south of oxford. In his book buildings of england, sir nikolaus pevsner considered the huge. This means that, sadly, we have no other course than to close the museum from today, 17 march 2020. Strategy for the historic industrial environment report no. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. The study of their buildings, often as they become subject to listed building applications or are redeveloped as part of the general planning process has enabled a detailed understanding of the buildings and their development to be obtained. Meaford photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Situated on the river slea, the town and district has an interesting and.
One of the cookies this site uses is essential for parts of the site to operate and has already been set. Dear canada make history your own scholastic canada. Rather more attractive and aesthetically pleasing examples include strongs romsey brewery maltings converted of 1902 by arthur kinder a wellknown. This new book plots the history of the citys pubs and breweries. Here is some history on the place sleaford bass maltings, lincolnshire back designed specifically to facilitate three key stages in the production of beer, the sleaford bass maltings represent both a practical and architecturally pleasing group of buildings. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Established over two decades ago, jrfb deals nationally and internationally with clients both in the uk and at all points of the globe. Discover a wide selection of books for children and adults, notebooks, stationery and a range of cards for every occasion. They are the largest group of malt houses in england and in 1974 were grade ii. The maltings is a grade ii listed building in sileby, leicestershire, england. Area information for the maltings, wharf road, grantham. Maltings british listed buildings history in structure. Sleaford mods english music duo perform in concert at primavera sound 2017 festival on june 4, 2017 in barcelona, spain.
Bass maltings,off mareham lane, sleaford, lincolnshire. The maltings in sleaford were built by bass breweries between 1882 and 1905, replacing the many small malthouses in the area. Here are eight brick built multistorey maltings, designed by a couchman for bass. Dundurn press was founded in 1972 by kirk howard, who named the. Local general builder offering a variety of services from new build to renovation, plastering, slabbing and paving, no job too big or small. The frontage of ft is broken down into eight huge red brick pavilions with a square tower and slender chimney in the centre. Sleaford museum is following the nhs and government guidelines on coronavirus and social distancing. The maltings site is listed as a local council heritage item. The arrival of the railway made the town favourable for malting. Padleys was founded in the 1950s by the late george w padley in his home village of anwick, lincolnshire. In the castle of the bishops of lincoln at sleaford king john sickened after his losses at the wash. Built by the bishop of lincoln in the early 1120s, it was habitable as late as 1555 but fell into disrepair during the latter half of the 16th century.
Lincolnshire old books full time professional bookdealers operating from lincolnshire. The mittagong maltings was a large threemalthouse complex first established in 1899 by the malting company of new south wales, australia, to supply malt to breweries throughout the state. In the th century book of fees the name appears as lafford. The exhibition will include a unique, highly detailed, model of the. A conversion of an old oast house and barn, midford into three storey lodgings. Many roman, iron age and bronze artefacts have been discovered here, some displayed in the british museum.
The maltings rtm company limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. The maltings in sleaford were built by bass breweries. The brewers bass, ratcliffe and gretton ltd were attracted. The frontage of the building spans nearly 1,000 feet in length and are made entirely of brick. Sleaford is a rapidly growing market town with a current population of approximately 17000.
History books of remembrance memorials remembrance. Buy the book of sleaford town books 1st edition by pawley, simon isbn. Bass maltings sleaford august 2015 derelict places. Developer in talks to finally transform derelict bass maltings. The site was utilised as part of the beer making industry and currently sites on the national heritage sites at risk register awaiting redevelopment. What weve lost forever, and how it can happen again.
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