2022

SO5663 : Oast House

taken 2 years ago, near to Leysters, County of Herefordshire, England

Oast House
Oast House
Oast House at The Ghorst, Leysters

Single square kiln oast house. Slate roof.

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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SO5663, 79 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 11 July, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 560 633 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:15.9656N 2:38.7258W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 560 633
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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