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TR2057 : Oast House, The Green, Littlebourne, Kent

near to Littlebourne, Kent, Great Britain

Oast House, The Green, Littlebourne, Kent

Two square and one chamfered square kiln. The latter being squeezed into the corner of the building between the river.

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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 typical Oast House consisted 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 about Oast Houses Link

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Grid Square: TR2057, 17 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 10 July, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 10 July, 2009
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TR 2096 5725 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.2924N 1:9.9803E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TR 2094 5723
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)