Fran Williams

The former West Haven Maltings and Migar House buildings in Grimsby were constructed from the 1820s onwards on the River Freshney. They famously produced ‘Sandars’ malt until the 1960s; then served as a billiards hall, sawmill, cake and seed warehouse and box factory before closing in the 1990s.

The three-bedroom family house, which won planning approval in 2024, sits on a previously neglected site on the corner of Lamble Street and Grafton Road. The brick-clad, timber-framed project, named Runda, adjoins a row of 1960s terraces built as part of Powell & Moya’s Lamble Street Estate. The site was formerly a brick oven whose geometry became a driver for the scheme.

The AJ is delighted to introduce the second edition of Working Details [published in print 18 December], following the success of last year’s volume, and marking the continuing revival of a series first published by the AJ in 1953. While maintaining the same aesthetic spirit that defined 2024’s volume, the new book adopts a clearer structure and more focused lens.