TQ8318 : Oast House at Hare Farm, Stubb Lane, Brede, East Sussex
taken 16 years ago, near to Brede, East Sussex, England
Three round kiln oast house. Converted to a dwelling in 2011. Two louvred ventilators in place of cowls were sadly lost during conversion.
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