2022

TQ7220 : Oast House

taken 2 years ago, near to Mountfield, East Sussex, England

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Oast House
Oast House
The Banks Oast

Twin round kiln oast house, with tall brick built kiln roofs. One kiln roof has been removed all but the last few courses.

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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TQ7220, 81 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 17 July, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 July, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7232 2035 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:57.4089N 0:27.1318E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7252 2047
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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