TQ7629 : The Old Oast, Stream Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent
near to The Moor, Kent, Great Britain
The Old Oast, Stream Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent
A very unusual twin octagonal kilned, stone built 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 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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2007
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- Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
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- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 4 April, 2007 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 4 April, 2007
- Category
- Oast house (more nearby)
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TQ 7636 2922 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:2.1167N 0:30.8380E - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: TQ 7635 2917
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