Listed Building record TQ 75 SE 108 - The Malt House, Beresford Hill, The Quarries, Boughton Monchelsea

Summary

Former maltings c1860 Summary from record TQ 75 SE 120 : Malt House, Beresford Hill, Boughton Quarries Summary from record TQ 75 SE 294: Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1840 to 1880

Location

Grid reference TQ 7691 5180 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ75SE
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Full Description

The Malt House, Beresford Hill, The Quarries, Boughton Monchelsea. Maltings with integral warehousing of c1860. Ragstone with brick dressing, tile roof. Front elevation has gable ends of warehousing at left and maltings at right with link building between. Lovre on maltings roof ridge. Converted to housing. Listed Grade 2. The maltings was probably owned by M.A. Atkins from sometime around 1874 to 1922. (2) An associated buildings, possibly a second malthouse( at TQ 7692 5178) , appears on a 1908 but does not seem to have survived.(3)

Description from record TQ 75 SE 120 :
A Malt House on Beresford Hill, Boughton Quarries. It was in use in the early 20th century.It is an L-shaped building.(1) The maltings may be associated with another maltings at this site, which was run by M.A. Atkins from 1874 to 1922.(2)

Description from record TQ 75 SE 294:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA BERESFORDS HILL TQ 75 SE (East side)
1/3 The Malt House (formerly listed under The 14.11.1983 Quarries)
GV II
Maltings with integral warehousing. Circa 1860. Random ragstone with quoins and red brick dressings. Plain tile roof. South-facing, facade comprising gable ends of warehouse (to left) and of maltings (to right of centre), with lower section linking the 2 gables, and similar section to right side of maltings. 2 low storeys, warehouse with a third storey extending into gable. Central loading door above tie-beam level of warehouse, flanked by 4 single lights. 2 small, deeply-recessed windows with cambered heads set one above other towards right side of warehouse, and half-glazed ground-floor door with loading door immediately above it, towards left side. Linking section with much lower eaves and ridge than warehouse; window with cambered head to right, and central boarded ground-floor door, with first-floor door immediately above. Steeply-pitched roof to maltings, hipped to front and rear and with ridge surmounted by louvred upstand, also with hipped plain-tile roof. Segmental-headed ground-floor window towards left and door towards right end of gable end. Right end section has segmental-headed first-floor window and ground-floor door towards left. Further addition towards rear of right gable end. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ7690651502


<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Kelley's Directory of Kent, 1874,1882,1899,1905,1911 and 1922. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 25" map, 3rd ed. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Kelley's Directory of Kent, 1874,1882,1899,1905,1911 and 1922. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 25" map, 3rd ed. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Kelley's Directory of Kent, 1874,1882,1899,1905,1911 and 1922..
  • <1> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. OS 25" map, 3rd ed..
  • <2> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. OS 25" map, 3rd ed..
  • <2> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Kelley's Directory of Kent, 1874,1882,1899,1905,1911 and 1922..

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Record last edited

Mar 12 2010 10:33AM