Malt Street

Malt Street runs in a northerly direction from the church square to join Curzon Street [formally Bag Lane] which until the housing development in the 1970s ended at this junction. Gotham’s first post office was on Malt Street and The Square corner. On the opposite side of the road was the village bakery.

Along the street on the left there was a small row of cottages with the front doors opening directly on to the pavement and with a communal yard to the rear, with other cottages having access to their rear, some still remain in use today.

On the right-hand side just after the junction with The Rushes there are cottages known as the Malting Rooms that go back to the 18th century. It is from these cottages that the street obtains its name. Indeed an advertisement dated 14 October 1808 in a Nottingham newspaper describes “malting rooms in Gotham to be let . . . with all necessary Utensils for instant use”.

Approaching the junction with Curzon Street the road narrowed considerably and was known as Narrow Marsh where a row of small cottages had a yard at the back and the side. Gotham had a number of these yards usually named after the owner or tradesmen who worked there.

From the corner of Curzon Street and Malt Street a gate and driveway led to Curzon House situated in its splendidly wooded grounds.

Malt Street is now a mixture of the old and the new properties and apart from the Scout hall at the rear of Curzon House it is entirely residential.

In June 1897, that part of Malt Street between The Square and The Rushes was called Queen Street in recognition of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. However after a period of a few years the name reverted back to the original Malt Street.