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TQ8244 : Oast House, Moat Farm, Moat Road, Headcorn, Kent

taken 9 years ago, near to Headcorn, Kent, Great Britain

Oast House, Moat Farm, Moat Road, Headcorn, Kent

Unconverted twin roundel oast house, part of derelict farm.

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Moat Farm Oast

Twin round kiln oast house. The building was decommissioned as an oast house prior to WWII.

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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Grid Square: TQ8244, 57 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (Second Visitor for TQ8244)
Date Taken: Monday, 14 April, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 14 April, 2008
Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Housing, Dwellings
Primary Subject of Photo: Oast House
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 8297 4442 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:10.1851N 0:36.9502E
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 8282 4450
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)