Langley Maltings, Grade II listed malt house in Oldbury, Sandwell, England.
Description
Langley Maltings is a 19th-century building made up of two parallel rows with three storeys each and six kilns positioned at the eastern end. The site sits beside the Titford Canal and shows the typical layout of a malt house from that era.
History
The building was constructed in 1898 following a fire that destroyed an earlier malt house the year before. It operated continuously until 2006 and represented one of the last examples of its kind in Britain.
Culture
This facility was deeply connected to the local brewing industry and played a key role in supplying malt to neighboring breweries. That connection to beer production remains part of how people view this place and what it represents in the region's industrial heritage.
Practical
The site is a red brick building with large windows that reflect its industrial character. Visitors should know the structure is protected as a historic building and currently does not offer public access inside.
Did you know?
This was one of the last malt houses in Britain to use the traditional method of spreading barley grains on the floor and turning them by hand during germination. This hands-on process was slow and labor-intensive, but it produced malt of exceptional quality.
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