Malt Shovel, 8 Briggate - Elland
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dtrebilc
N 53° 41.259 W 001° 50.363
30U E 576644 N 5949396
This sign shows a picture of 2 men manipulating malt shovels hence the pub name.
Waymark Code: WMFQ6V
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/17/2012
Views: 6
Malt is one of the ingredients of beer and produced from cereal grain. The malt is produced by soaking the grain for a couple of days causing it to swell and increase bulk by 25%.
Traditionally after this process the grain was dried and piled 12 – 16 inches high on wooden boards. This generated heat and caused the grain to germinate.
During this process the grain was turned regularly with wooden shovels of the type shown on the sign.
There has been a pub called The Malt Shovel on this site since at least 1836 when the Halifax to London mail coach service started.
Name of Artist: Not listed
Date of current sign: Not listed
Date of first pub on site: Not listed
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