Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. Couchmans design, and are the largest group of malt houses in england and are desgnated as a grade 11 on the national herritage list for england. A comprehensive history of the workhouse by peter higginbotham. An aerial view of raf cranwell and surrounding lincolnshire countryside. The site was utilised as part of the beer making industry and currently sites on the national heritage sites at risk register awaiting redevelopment. Temple bruer knights templar preceptory tower heritage. It is maintained by one of the residents from the maltings who conducts research into its past. He supplied locally bred chickens to national wholesale markets and soon earned a reputation for quality and innovation. The earliest records of the placename sleaford are found in a charter of 852 as slioford and in the anglosaxon chronicle as sliowaford. 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. Sleaford maltings adopted supplementary planning document spd cookie settings. The arrival of the railway made the town favourable for malting. Bass maltings, sleaford, lincolnshire photograph taken unavailable crown. Sleaford photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.
Sleaford library houses a local and family history section and microfiche machine. The album was critically well received, and sleaford mods reputation and profile were raised significantly as they toured the u. They are the largest group of malt houses in england and in 1974 were grade ii listed by national heritage. The history the bass maltings in sleaford consist of eight large disused malt houses. The prosperous years from the middle ages though to the eighteenth century have left a splendid legacy in the great town churches of boston and louth, in the innumerable village churches of. The mercenaries hed amassed to challenge his barons in 1215 were scatted and drowned during autumn storms at sea.
The frontage of ft is broken down into eight huge red brick pavilions with a square tower and slender chimney in the centre. Bass maltings, sleaford urbex behind closed doors urban. 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. Two of my grandmothers brothers are listed on this memorial. The most sleaford families were found in the uk in 1891.
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. 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. The maltings in sleaford were built by bass breweries between 1882 and 1905, replacing the many small malthouses in the area. Find out more about maltings in our teachers kit maltings.
Sleaford society for lincolnshire history and archaeology. The domesday book 1086 has two entries under eslaforde sleaford. Use the menu above to navigate to the different parts of the maltings past including its era as a. We cant wait for it be developed locals long to see bass maltings completed. The sleaford maltings spd expands upon and supplements particular policies within the emerging saved north kesteven local plan, regarding the development of the site known as sleaford maltings, sleaford, lincolnshire. It no longer has sails, and for several years served as sleafords tourist information centre. However i did not know the village was sileby, as it had no station at that time. 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.
Location lincolnshire sleaford period victorian 1837 1901. The name is formed from the old english words sliow and ford, which together. The sleaford family name was found in the usa, the uk, and canada between 1880 and 1920. Couchman and built between 1901 and 1907, they were originally owned by the bass brewery of burton upon trent. Bass maltings, sleaford, lincolnshire educational images historic. It is located miles 21 km northeast of grantham, 17 miles 27 km west of boston, and 19 miles 30 km south of lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time of the 2001 census. Memories of sleaford read and share your memories of sleaford itself or of a particular photo of sleaford. Sleafords museum of local history in its specially designed building is home to artefacts and stories that portray fascinating aspects of the town and areas unique past. The first is a short history of herbert couchman, chief engineer of sleafords iconic bass maltings. The maltings scheme is an integral part of the wider sleaford south east regeneration project which has schemes which, when taken together. A prominent festival appearance led to their signing with the abstract punk label harbinger sound, which released sleaford mods 20 album, austerity dogs, their first proper label release and the first to receive widespread distribution. Sleaford bass maltings is a huge abandoned industrial complex in sleaford, lincolnshire.
Bass maltings, sleaford, lincs, may 2017 derelict places. They are the largest group of malt houses in england and in 1974 were grade ii. Lincolnshire is incredibly rich in medieval churches from saxon times onwards, many of them still little known. Bass maltings, mareham lane, sleaford lincs to the past. Lincolnshire nikolaus pevsner, john harris, nicholas. This footage was taken over a couple of days while near the ghostly sleaford bass maltings in lincolnshire. In places the condition of sleaford is excellent anywhere with a stone or concrete floor in others its very poor through rot and fire damage. Look inside the forgotten care home with family photos. They were constructed between 1901 and 1907 to herbert a. This was 100% of all the recorded sleafords in the usa. Discover the history of iconic buildings across lincolnshire and. Situated on the river slea, the town and district has an interesting and important history to tell but, until 2015, lacked a place to display and.
Sleaford maltings supplementary planning document spd. The bass maltings in sleaford which is set to be developed. The bass maltings complex at sleaford was completed in 1907 to the designs of the companys chief engineer, herbert couchman. In the domesday book 1086, it is recorded as eslaforde and in the early th century as sliforde. This website is designed to showcase the history of this historic part of leamington spa. The maltings at sleaford, a massive group of buildings, was built by bass in. Our childrens library boasts its very own book barge where young readers can let their imagination sail away in a good book. Bass maltings, sleaford, lincolnshire educational images. Sleaford is a town in the north kesteven district of lincolnshire understand.
Developer in talks to finally transform derelict bass maltings. The bass maltings at mareham lane were built between 1892 and 1905. 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. The workhouse in sleaford, lincolnshire the history of. We cant wait for it be developed locals long to see.
The trust has recently republished dennis millss excellent book the knights templar in kesteven thanks to a grant from lincolnshire county council. We did have another site to visit on this night so wondered if we would have anu better luck there. The society for lincolnshire history and archaeology is an historic. You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but parts of. Sleaford library is located at the heart of the town directly opposite the historic market square. St georges academy, sleaford, opened as sleaford new council school, 1908.
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. Former maltings of bass industrial estate, sleaford. In the town centre stands moneys mill, a 1796 windmill. The eight maltings were built at the turn of the 20th century. Drone footage of abandoned, ghostly sleaford bass maltings. 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. Sleaford is a market town and civil parish in lincolnshire, england. In the th century book of fees the name appears as lafford. Bbc lincolnshire places regeneration scheme for the. The use of more efficient techniques at basss other plant led to the closure of sleafords maltings in 1959. Padleys was founded in the 1950s by the late george w padley in his home village of anwick, lincolnshire.
More than halfway through the period, stopes in his book published in 1885 stated that malting was a decaying industry, yet some of the largest buildings were still to be built. Until recently, sleaford, which takes its name from the river slea, was primarily an agricultural town, supporting a cattle market and famous seed companies such as hubbard and phillips and sharpes international seeds whose history can be traced from their merger with zeneca seeds in 1996, which formed advanta seeds, right back to 1560. The sleaford area was a major producer of barley in the 1880s. Local general builder offering a variety of services from new build to renovation, plastering, slabbing and paving, no job too big or small. Victorian bass maltings, sleaford, lincolnshire the bass maltings complex opened in 1905, replacing all the small malthouses in the area. Please find our opening hours listed below but note that we are closed on bank holidays. The bass maltings in sleaford, england are a large group of eight disused malt houses. Sleaford, north kesteven, lincolnshire description. Since 1973, the parish boundaries have included quarrington to the southwest, holdingham to the north and old sleaford to the east contiguous settlements and former civil parishes which, with new sleaford, had formed an urban district. The princes regeneration trust is delighted that proposals for the regeneration scheme for the bass maltings in sleaford, lincolnshire have been finalised. This site uses cookies to store information on your computer, to improve your experience.
This place was built between 1901 and 1906 for the sole purpose of facilitating three key stages in the beer making process. Discover history and stories behind lincolnshires iconic buildings. Lincolnshire became an important centre for this brewing process in the nineteenth century, and vast sites such as this forced many smaller concerns to close. Sleaford historically known as new sleaford is a market town and civil parish in lincolnshire, 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. In his book buildings of england, sir nikolaus pevsner considered the huge.
Sleaford is a rapidly growing market town with a current population of approximately 17000. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sleaford is a town in the north kesteven district of lincolnshire, england. The complex struggled to remain open during the second world war, but survived and continued operating until 1960. In 1880 there were 12 sleaford families living in michigan. Along with the towns railway links, this attracted the bass brewery company to the town. The sleaford navigation at haverholme lock, lincolnshire, england.
Many roman, iron age and bronze artefacts have been discovered here, some displayed in the british museum. Derelictplaces is a forum for people with an interest in the history and documentation of disused, derelict and. 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. These qualities made the town desirable for the production of malt, a crucial ingredient in beer production. Bass, ratcliff and gretton built a massive maltings complex just south of sleaford in the years before the first world war. The maltings in sleaford were built by bass breweries.
One of the cookies this site uses is essential for parts of the site to operate and has already been set. The bass maltings in sleaford, england are a large group of eight. Lincoln cathedral is justly famous, and second only to durham in the grandeur of its setting. Buy the book of sleaford town books 1st edition by pawley, simon isbn. Despite being used to rear poultry in the late 20th century, the buildings have not been fully occupied since bass left.
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