Derelict Oast at Tong Farm, Marle Place Road, Brenchley, Kent:: OS grid TQ6740 :: Geograph British Isles

TQ6740 : Derelict Oast at Tong Farm, Marle Place Road, Brenchley, Kent

near to Brenchley, Kent, Great Britain

Derelict Oast at Tong Farm, Marle Place Road, Brenchley, Kent

Round kiln only. The roof has collapsed the remains of which can be seen spilling over the edge.

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: TQ6740, 17 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Monday, 2 November, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 2 November, 2009
Keywords: derelict, roundel, disused, redundant
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 676 400 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:8.1268N 0:23.7107E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 676 400
View Direction: Northwest (about 315 degrees)