2011

TQ6653 : Change the Act Oast

taken 13 years ago, near to Mereworth, Kent, England

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Change the Act Oast
Change the Act Oast
Change The Act Oast

Twin round kiln oast house. A magnificent Invicta prancing horse and a dog icon to the vanes.

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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TQ6653, 156 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 25 June, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 23 October, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6614 5377 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:15.5331N 0:22.7797E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6614 5379
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