Unconverted Oast House, Hartridge Manor Farm, Paley Lane, Cranbrook, Kent:: OS grid TQ7739 :: Geograph British Isles

TQ7739 : Unconverted Oast House, Hartridge Manor Farm, Paley Lane, Cranbrook, Kent

near to Cranbrook Common, Kent, Great Britain

Unconverted Oast House, Hartridge Manor Farm, Paley Lane, Cranbrook, Kent

The foundations of a second round kiln, removed in 1976, are still evident. Permission was granted in 1999 to convert to holidays lets, but no work has been carried out yet.

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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2008

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Grid Square: TQ7739, 19 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Tuesday, 1 April, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 1 April, 2008
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 7748 3974 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:7.7663N 0:32.1052E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 7743 3978
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)