East Heath Oast, Stream Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent:: OS grid TQ7629 :: Geograph British Isles

TQ7629 : East Heath Oast, Stream Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent

near to The Moor, Kent, Great Britain

East Heath Oast, Stream Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent

Twin round kiln oast house. Brick built kiln roofs. Hoist to side end of stowage.

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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: TQ7629, 3 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 13 August, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 13 August, 2008
Keywords: roundels, white weatherboard, converted
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 7628 2902 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:2.0104N 0:30.7637E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 7630 2903
View Direction: Southwest (about 225 degrees)