Unconverted Oast House at Great Tong,... (C) Oast House Archive

TQ8346 : Unconverted Oast House at Great Tong, Tong Lane, Headcorn, Kent

near to Headcorn, Kent, Great Britain

Unconverted Oast House at Great Tong, Tong Lane, Headcorn, Kent

Three round kiln oast house, missing original roofs and cowl.

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Great Tong Farm Oast

Three round kiln oast house, missing original roofs and cowl.

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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 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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2008

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Grid Square: TQ8346, 6 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 14 May, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 14 May, 2008
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 8326 4649 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:11.2951N 0:37.2621E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 8320 4652
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)