The Oast House, Catsfield Place Farm, Henley Down, Catsfield, East Sussex:: OS grid TQ7312 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

TQ7312 : The Oast House, Catsfield Place Farm, Henley Down, Catsfield, East Sussex

near to Henley's Down, East Sussex, Great Britain

The Oast House, Catsfield Place Farm, Henley Down, Catsfield, East Sussex

Catsfield Place Farm Oast

Single round kiln oast house, missing cowl.

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 traditional Oast House consists 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 Link

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2008

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Grid Square: TQ7312, 12 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 22 February, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 10 May, 2010
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 738 127 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:53.2786N 0:28.2542E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 739 127
View Direction: West-southwest (about 247 degrees)