2009
TQ5927 : Oast House at Bassetts, Coggins Mill, Mayfield
taken 18 years ago, near to Coggins Mill, East Sussex, England

Oast House at Bassetts, Coggins Mill, Mayfield
Bassetts Oast
Single round kiln oast house attached to Bassetts which is Grade II listed Link
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
