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TQ6426 : Bivelham Forge Farm Oast, Witherenden Lane, Burwash Common

near to Witherenden Hill, East Sussex, Great Britain

Bivelham Forge Farm Oast, Witherenden Lane, Burwash Common

Bivelham Forge Farm Oast

Twin round kiln oast house. A second kiln was rebuilt on the north side around 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

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2012

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Grid Square: TQ6426, 43 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 11 May, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 11 May, 2012
Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Housing, Dwellings
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 640 267 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:1.0146N 0:20.2469E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 640 267
View Direction: North-northeast (about 22 degrees)