TQ9127 : The Roundel, Stocks Road, Wittersham, Kent
near to The Stocks, Kent, Great Britain
The Roundel, Stocks Road, Wittersham, Kent
The roundel roof is actually brick built, but has been covered in tile during conversion. It would have looked more akin to this oast Link
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 typical Oast House consisted 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 about Oast Houses Link
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2006
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- TQ9127, 7 images (more nearby)
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- Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
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- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 10 December, 2006 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 15 February, 2007
- Category
- Oast house (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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TQ 9117 2726 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:0.7765N 0:43.4350E - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: TQ 9112 2728
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- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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