2009

TQ6631 : Chessons Oast, Wards Lane, Wadhurst, East Sussex

taken 15 years ago, near to Three Leg Cross, East Sussex, England

Chessons Oast, Wards Lane, Wadhurst, East Sussex
Chessons Oast, Wards Lane, Wadhurst, East Sussex
Twin round kiln oast house. The kilns roofs have been replaced with a unusual pitched and curved roof.
Chessons Oast

Twin round kiln oast house missing original roof and cowls.

Oast Houses

An Oast House is a building used to dry fresh hops before they are sent to the brewers, to be used for flavouring beer. A traditional Oast House consists of the 'oast' and the 'stowage'. The oast was a kiln, with a plenum chamber fired by charcoal at ground floor and the drying floor directly above. The steep pitched roof channelled the hot air through the hops to the top. The stowage, was the barn section, it had a cooling floor and press at first floor and storage area at ground floor. Read more Link


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Date Taken
Friday, 19 June, 2009   (more nearby)
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Friday, 19 June, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6679 3192 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:3.7435N 0:22.7307E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6680 3193
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