2014

SO6165 : Oast House at Sutton House, Kyre

taken 10 years ago, near to Upper Rochford, Worcestershire, England

Oast House at Sutton House, Kyre
Oast House at Sutton House, Kyre
Sutton House Oast

Square 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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SO6165, 8 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 12 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 14 September, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 617 656 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:17.2694N 2:33.7660W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 619 656
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