The Oast, Heath Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent:: OS grid TQ7750 :: Geograph British Isles

TQ7750 : The Oast, Heath Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent

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The Oast, Heath Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent

Twin round kiln oast house. The original roofs and cowls are long gone when it was converted. The kilns have been blended into one and a more conventional roof added. The brick walls have also been rendered.

Photo taken March-April.

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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2003

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Grid Square: TQ7750, 18 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: March 2003 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 23 September, 2007
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 7766 5078 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:13.7134N 0:32.5865E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 7763 5082
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)