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TQ4735 : Oast House, High Street, Hartfield, East Sussex

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Oast House, High Street, Hartfield, East Sussex

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Oast House, High Street

Small single square kiln oast house. Early c19.

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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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2009

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Grid Square: TQ4735, 97 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 24 January, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 24 January, 2009
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 47852 35777 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:6.1342N 0:6.6223E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 47840 35772
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)