The Oast House, The Spinney, Margate, Kent:: OS grid TR3870 :: Geograph British Isles

TR3870 : The Oast House, The Spinney, Margate, Kent

near to St Peter's, Kent, Great Britain

The Oast House, The Spinney, Margate, Kent

A single square kiln oast house, converted into three dwellings. Formerly part of East Northdown Farm, now surrounded by a large housing estate.

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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: TR3870, 8 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Monday, 26 October, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 26 October, 2009
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TR 383 704 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.9708N 1:25.4224E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TR 383 704
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)