Langley Maltings
| Langley Maltings | |
|---|---|
Maltings | |
| Location | Oldbury, West Midlands grid reference SO 996 883 |
| Coordinates | 52°29′34″N 2°0′26″W / 52.49278°N 2.00722°W |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Closed | 2006 |
Langley Maltings is a former
It is a Grade II
History
Langley Maltings was built in 1898, replacing a malt house destroyed by fire the previous year. It was designed by Arthur Kinder & Son.[3] It supplied malt to Crosswells Brewery, a short distance away across a railway line; the brewery, established in 1870 by Walter Showell, distributed Showell's Ales throughout the Midlands.[4] The maltings was known as Showell's Maltings.[1]
The building is next to
By the end of the 20th century it was one of few such buildings in the country using the traditional floor
On 8 September 2009 the building was damaged by arson: much of the roof, and three of its outlet towers, were destroyed in the fire.[5]
In 2012 permission to demolish two of three structures, as part of a housing plan, was refused by
In 2018 the
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Langley Maltings (1279047)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Victorian Society reveals top 10 buildings 'crying out' to be saved". BBC News. BBC. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ a b Wolverhampton and Dudley’s Maltings: Langley, West Midlands and Lichfield, Staffordshire: visit on 22 September 2005 The Brewery History Society. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Langley Maltings Made in Oldbury. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Langley Maltings History of Oldbury, Langley and Warley. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Oldbury's historic Langley Maltings buildings saved after campaign Birmingham Live, 14 October 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.