2022

TQ7021 : Oast House

taken 2 years ago, near to Oxley's Green, East Sussex, England

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Oast House
Oast House
Hunters Farm Oast

Twin square kiln oast house.

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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TQ7021, 69 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 4 August, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 4 August, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7046 2133 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:57.9703N 0:25.5719E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7045 2127
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