Boyton Court Oast, Boyton Court Road,... (C) Oast House Archive

TQ8248 : Boyton Court Oast, Boyton Court Road, Sutton Valence, Kent

taken 9 years ago, near to Sutton Valence, Kent, Great Britain

Boyton Court Oast, Boyton Court Road, Sutton Valence, Kent

Boyton Court Oast

Twin round kiln oast house. Brick built kiln roofs.

This was one of two oast houses at the farm. A large three square kiln oast house was demolished in the 1960s or 70s. Part of the wall remains forming the edge of a tennis court.

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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Grid Square: TQ8248, 22 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 8 February, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 12 May, 2010
Primary Subject of Photo: Oast House
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 821 489 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:12.6151N 0:36.3921E
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 821 488
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)