2009

TQ6842 : Unconverted Oast House at The Knowle, Knowle Road, Brenchley, Kent

taken 15 years ago, near to Brenchley, Kent, England

Unconverted Oast House at The Knowle, Knowle Road, Brenchley, Kent
Unconverted Oast House at The Knowle, Knowle Road, Brenchley, Kent
The Knowle Oast

Twin round kiln oast house. The kilns have been blended into one and the roofs are missing. The walls also appear to have been rendered.

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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TQ6842, 104 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Date Taken
Thursday, 1 January, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 1 January, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6870 4277 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:9.5587N 0:24.6688E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6866 4275
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