2014

TQ4644 : The Old Farm House, Hever

taken 10 years ago, near to Hever, Kent, England

The Old Farm House, Hever
The Old Farm House, Hever
To the left of the image, behind the farm house, is a pair of oast houses.
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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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement County: Kent Place: Hever Primary Subject: Farmhouse
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TQ4644, 128 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Malc McDonald   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 16 August, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 August, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4670 4466 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:10.9413N 0:5.8527E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4668 4468
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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