The Developtnent of Malthouses around the Hertfordshire–Essex border

Malthouses have been in the process of development for the past three centuries. This article (which is based upon the author's dissertation for the Ironbridge Institute Masters course) sets out to identify this process by means of a regional case study and also identify the factors which shaped it: the agricultural context, changes in the brewing industry, developments in transport and the availability of building materials, equipment and fuel. Specific phases in the development of malthouses will be identified providing a model of development which can be tested elsewhere. Finally it adds to the existing typology for malthouses by broadening the parameters and hence including a wider variety of structures.

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