2017

TQ6514 : The Oast, Toll Farm, Toll Lane, Bodle Street Green

taken 7 years ago, near to Bodle Street Green, East Sussex, England

The Oast, Toll Farm, Toll Lane, Bodle Street Green
The Oast, Toll Farm, Toll Lane, Bodle Street Green
Toll 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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TQ6514, 53 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 11 May, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 13 May, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 651 144 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:54.3272N 0:20.8504E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 651 143
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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