Chart Court Oast, Pluckley Road, Little Chart, Kent:: OS grid TQ9346 :: Geograph British Isles

TQ9346 : Chart Court Oast, Pluckley Road, Little Chart, Kent

near to Little Chart, Kent, Great Britain

Chart Court Oast, Pluckley Road, Little Chart, Kent

It is said the red and green of the cowls where the racing colours of the Beatty family who owned the farm during WWII, when some oasts had their cowls painted black. The oast and neighbouring church were still hit by a doodlebug.

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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: TQ9346, 8 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 9 May, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 9 May, 2008
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 9346 4660 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:11.1529N 0:46.0126E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 9352 4658
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)