Building record MCC5002 - Maltings, Distillery Lane, Colchester
Summary
Early C19 maltings associated with former gin distillery to NW.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0158 2385 (39m by 26m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02SW |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Early C19 maltings associated with adjacent gin distillery. Partially demolished.<1>
Building survey carried out in 2002, covered malthouse, kiln, maltstore, lean-to and vehicle shed, prior to submission for a planning application for residential development (following demolition) around the Distillery Pond.<2>
Archaeological monitoring during the demolition and clearance stages of a mid 19th-century malting and early 20th-century laundry, ahead of a housing development, discovered a culvert associated with an early 19th-century distillery and a wheel pit to a mid 19th-century corn mill.<3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SEX61080 DESC TEXT: Letch, Andrew. 2001. Distillery Lane, The Hythe, Colchester: a desk based assessment.
- <2> SEX63140 Historic Building Recording: Letch, Andrew. 2002. Distillery Lane, The Hythe, Colchester, Essex: Historic Building Survey.
- <3> SEX65311 DESC TEXT: Letch, Andrew. 2006. Archaeological Monitoring at Distillery Lane, The Hythe, Colchester, Essex.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
- Related to: Distillery Lane, The Hythe, Colchester (Monument) (MCC5393)
- Related to: Glen Cottage, Distillery Lane, Colchester (Building) (MCC5001)
- Related to: Hull Mill, Distillery Lane, Colchester (Building) (MCC5003)
- Related to: The Glen (Hull House), Distillery Lane, Colchester (Building) (MCC5004)
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Record last edited
Jun 8 2017 2:14PM