2015

TQ6730 : Oast House at Broomden, Vineyard Lane, Ticehurst

taken 9 years ago, near to Three Leg Cross, East Sussex, England

Oast House at Broomden, Vineyard Lane, Ticehurst
Oast House at Broomden, Vineyard Lane, Ticehurst
Broomden Oast

Single 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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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 17 May, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 18 May, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 678 306 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:3.0572N 0:23.5688E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 677 307
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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