Malthouse (1)

Only the S wall of the original malthouse now stands. The site is now a car park. Earliest map appearance 1790. See NIAR archive file for detailed description. (2)

During an evaluation, the remains of the former Malthouse within one trench in the form of external and internal walls and floor surfaces were recorded. A brick and tile floor were recorded running along the sections of both evaluation trenches, possibly a later, elevated floor surface? It is unclear what part of the Malthouse the surviving structure pertains to. No burning was evident so clearly not the kiln or furnace, although the furnace would have been centrally placed within the building. A separate structure was often located on the end of a Malthouse for storage and distribution, and this may possibly pertain to that. However, the presence of the perforated ceramic tiles clearly indicates that there was a furnace in the vicinity, but clearly demolished and distributed across the southeastern end of the site. The tiled floor evident across both trenches may possibly be the lower germination floor, being constructed as it was upon made ground, the upper level having been subsequently demolished and lost. (3)

Still shown on SMR map.

Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.

1 BW print, N15 6/14, SMR

<1> OS, 1920, 1:2500, County Series 1920 (Map). SNT1029.

Other Refs: 35/3

<2> TPAT, 1993, NIAR Gazetteer, pp 85, 95 (Published document). SNT252.

<3> Julian Sleap, 2025, Former Watermill Public House, 67 Millgate, Newark-On-Trent, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation Trenching Report (Unpublished document). SNT5979.