The Roundel, Stocks Road, Wittersham, Kent:: OS grid TQ9127 :: Geograph British Isles

TQ9127 : The Roundel, Stocks Road, Wittersham, Kent

near to The Stocks, Kent, Great Britain

The Roundel, Stocks Road, Wittersham, Kent

The roundel roof is actually brick built, but has been covered in tile during conversion. It would have looked more akin to TQ9027 : Tyle House Oast, Stocks Road, Wittersham, Kent

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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2007

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Grid Square: TQ9127, 7 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 5 October, 2007 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 27 September, 2009
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 9117 2726 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:0.7765N 0:43.4350E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 9112 2728
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)