Description and History of Site:-

The maltings formerly stood immediately next to the Burdock Way flyover. The whole site is now converted to a car park. The maltings stood on an eminence facing major entrances to the town from Queensbury and New Bank and was used as the location for a large brewery logo in the form of a cockerel accompanied by the slogan 'Cock o' the North Ales'.Construction of the maltings was overseen by local architect Joseph Frederick Walsh, having been commissioned in 1892 to the designs of Richard Hardy of Nottingham; an adjoining warehouse was also erected utilising Walsh's own designs. Acquired by Whitbread's Brewery Co. in 1968, the building survived until the demolition of the Seedlings Mount Brewery in late 1972.

Further Reading and References:-

P.W.Robinson, 'Joseph Frederick Walsh (1861-1950), architect: his early career', Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, New Series Volume 9, Halifax, 2001, pp. 116, 123.
P.W.Robinson, 'Emergence of the Common Brewer in the Halifax District', Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, Halifax, 1981, p. 103.

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Key Words :- brewery maltings malthouse

Viewing the Site :- The site is now occupied by a car park and may be viewed from Corporation Street

Address :- Corporation Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 6TD
Grid Ref :- SE 09215 25582
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.726560 , Long -1.861815
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use
Contributor :- Peter Robinson - 2 August 2016

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