2-6 Daltons Lane, maltings

After the designation of Mill Dam Conservation Area in March 1981, these buildings were converted by the council into 11 workshops. Put forward for listing in 2016 but Historic England chose not to add it to the list. Former maltings, part of the early to mid 19th century Subscription Brewery. The only building of the brewery to survive. Red brick with red pantile roof. The brewery was out of use by 1858, when the maltings was in use as a warehouse. Remnants of a painted sign on the south east gable indicates that it was in use as a sail makers at some point. Externally, the building is readable as a maltings, with small waindows with cambered heads to three levels, indicating three former low germinating floors. The red pantile roof and timber jettied loading door are late 20th century additions. Conversion in the late 19th century led to the blocking or modification of most original windows and the insertion of four wide and tall ground floor openings, each flanked by large windows. The ground floor was divided into 4 workshops and one of the original germinating floors was removed. The original floors would have been supported on cast-iron beams. These have been replaced by steel beams. Various modern interiors, stairs and lifts have been inserted to convert the building into offices. There are no visible remains of the processes that were carried out within the building. There is partial survival of a timber roof structure, but this has been modified by the insertion of steel tie-beams. Linked to the grade 2 listed Customs House by a glass walkway. LOCAL LIST