TR2756 : The Oast Paddock, Durlock Road, Staple, Kent
near to Staple, Kent, Great Britain
The Oast Paddock, Durlock Road, Staple, Kent
Three square kilned oast house. Hoist to centre, originally used to lift hop pockets onto the cart or lorry.
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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- Date Taken
- Friday, 10 July, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
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- Oast house (more nearby)
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TR 2728 5689 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:15.9495N 1:15.3936E - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: TR 2733 5686
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- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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