2008

TR0059 : Brogdale Oast, Brogdale Road, Ospringe, Kent

taken 16 years ago, near to Whitehill, Kent, England

Brogdale Oast, Brogdale Road, Ospringe, Kent
Brogdale Oast, Brogdale Road, Ospringe, Kent
Brogdale Oast

Four square kiln oast house. Ventilators instead of cowls.

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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Date Taken
Friday, 9 May, 2008   (more nearby)
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Friday, 9 May, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0027 5946 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:17.9417N 0:52.2829E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0029 5950
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