2012

TQ8543 : Oast House at Abbots Skreens Farm, Smarden Road, Headcorn

taken 12 years ago, near to Headcorn, Kent, England

Oast House at Abbots Skreens Farm, Smarden Road, Headcorn
Oast House at Abbots Skreens Farm, Smarden Road, Headcorn
Abbots Skreen Farm Oast

Single round kiln oast house.

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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TQ8543, 53 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 1 February, 2012   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 4 February, 2012
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 852 437 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:9.8011N 0:38.9025E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 850 438
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