Buckwell Farm Oast (C) N Chadwick

TR1963 : Buckwell Farm Oast

taken 6 years ago, near to Hoath, Kent, Great Britain

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Buckwell Farm Oast

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Buckwell Farm Oast

Single round kiln oast, attached to weatherboarded barn.

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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: TR1963, 33 images (more nearby )
Photographer: N Chadwick (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 12 November, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 26 January, 2012
Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening
Subject Location: OSGB36: TR 1908 6309 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:19.4819N 1:8.5807E
Camera Location: OSGB36: TR 1909 6306
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)