2008
TQ6467 : Derelict Oast House on Melliker Lane, Meopham, Kent
taken 16 years ago, near to Meopham Station, Kent, England
Derelict Oast House on Melliker Lane, Meopham, Kent
Oast House on Melliker Lane
Remains of a twin round kiln oast house. Flint walls.
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