2009

TQ5240 : Mitre Oast, Fordcombe Road, Fordcombe, Kent

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

Mitre Oast, Fordcombe Road, Fordcombe, Kent
Mitre Oast, Fordcombe Road, Fordcombe, Kent
Mitre Oast

Twin round 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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Date Taken
Wednesday, 8 April, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 9 April, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5291 4005 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:8.3583N 0:11.0622E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5287 4002
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