TQ9228 : Odiam Oast, Lower Road, Stone In Ockney, Kent
near to The Stocks, Kent, Great Britain

Odiam Oast, Lower Road, Stone In Ockney, 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
year taken
2007
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- TQ9228, 5 images (more nearby)
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- Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Supplemental image
- Date Taken
- Friday, 5 October, 2007 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 27 October, 2009
- Category
- Oast house (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 923 283 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:1.3611N 0:44.5131E - Photographer Location
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TQ 924 284 - View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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