2016

TQ6637 : Oast House at Owl House Fruit Farm, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lamberhurst

taken 7 years ago, near to Lamberhurst, Kent, England

Oast House at Owl House Fruit Farm, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lamberhurst
Oast House at Owl House Fruit Farm, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lamberhurst
Owl House Farm Oast

Twin internal kiln oast house. Built 1940s or 50s.

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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TQ6637, 77 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 11 October, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 2 November, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 664 370 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:6.5146N 0:22.5901E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 664 370
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