SNN102363 - Historic Building Survey Of The Maltings North Street, Oundle, Northamptonshire

This is the synopsis of the detailed building survey of the North Street Maltings, North Street, Oundle, Northamptonshire, prior to and during the conversion of this building to residential premises together with background study of publicly available documentary and calligraphic sources. The building survey established that The Maltings were probably mid to late 18th century in their core form and that they had been altered and considerably enlarged in the early to mid 19th century. There was no surviving evidence on the surface to show that the buildings were of any greater age from the fabric that was examined. Much of the buildings had been altered probably in the mid to late 19th century when thay appear to have taken on much of the form that survived until the start of the conversion and this was then modified further into the mid to late 20th century when they were used as workshops by the Building Department of Oundle School. Documentary sources show the footprint and outline of the buildings on the plan is very little altered since they first appear on maps in the early 19th century. Other adaptations and alterations appear to have been undertaken to suit the needs of the occupants at any particular time. The Maltings form part of the late medieval urban industrial development extending out from the centre of the town of Oundle and was one of numerous maltings that were within the area through to the end of the 19th century. Overall, this would suggest that the building that stood at the time of the survey was part of the remainder of what had been a very prolific business in and around the town.