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TQ6123 : Oast House at Olives Farm, Broad Oak, East Sussex

near to Broad Oak, East Sussex, Great Britain

Oast House at Olives Farm, Broad Oak, East Sussex

Olives Farm Oast

Single 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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2009

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Grid Square: TQ6123, 8 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (Third Visitor for TQ6123)
Date Taken: Sunday, 24 May, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 25 May, 2009
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 6141 2321 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:59.1401N 0:17.8957E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 6141 2337
View Direction: SOUTH (about 180 degrees)