2016

TQ5642 : Bentham Farm Oast

taken 8 years ago, near to Southborough, Kent, England

This is 1 of 9 images, with title Bentham Farm Oast in this square
Bentham Farm Oast
Bentham Farm Oast
Bentham Farm Oast

Single round 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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Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings
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TQ5642, 248 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 15 May, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 6 September, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5692 4232 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:9.5171N 0:14.5579E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5694 4234
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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