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TQ7036 : Oast Houses at Finchcocks Farm, Goudhurst, Kent

near to Kilndown, Kent, Great Britain

Oast Houses at Finchcocks Farm, Goudhurst, Kent

Six square kiln oast house. Louvres added to the three middle kiln roofs.

The building is still a working oast house, but is due to be converted to a large upside down dwelling, with bedrooms on ground floor and living areas upstairs.

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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 typical Oast House consisted 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 about Oast Houses Link

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2007

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Grid Square: TQ7036, 21 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 15 August, 2007 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 15 August, 2007
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 7006 3658 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:6.1979N 0:25.6595E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 7009 3662
View Direction: Southwest (about 225 degrees)