Shrewsbury Flax Mill Maltings - malt kiln
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Shrewsbury Flax Mill Maltings - malt kiln
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 3 Dec 2022
This shows the solid fuel fired furnace that was used for drying and colouring the germinated barley to turn it into malt. The kiln was added in 1897 when the mill was converted to a floor maltings and is Listed Grade II.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.719967
Longitude
-2.743459