2010
TQ7639 : Unconverted Oast House at Follyhill Farm, Goudhurst Road, Staplehurst, Kent
taken 14 years ago, 3 km from Curtisden Green, Kent, England
Unconverted Oast House at Follyhill Farm, Goudhurst Road, Staplehurst, Kent
Folly Hill Farm Oast
Three round and one square kiln oast house. Converted to a dwelling in 2011.
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