Swaffham Bulbeck, The Maltings c.1955
Photo ref: S678011
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A new cut was made from Swaffham Lode to Commercial End in the early 19th century for a port owned by Thomas Bowyer. The maltings were part of the development that followed; the surviving kiln of the maltings would originally have included the malting floors, where the barley was allowed to germinate before being heated in the kiln.

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