2010

TQ8446 : Boy Court Oast, Boy Court Lane, Headcorn, Kent

taken 14 years ago, near to Headcorn, Kent, England

Boy Court Oast, Boy Court Lane, Headcorn, Kent
Boy Court Oast, Boy Court Lane, Headcorn, Kent
Boy Court Oast

Three round kiln oast house. One roundel now has a conventional roof.

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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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 14 June, 2010   (more nearby)
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Monday, 14 June, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 846 461 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:11.0573N 0:38.4765E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 847 461
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