2009
TQ4319 : Unconverted Oast House at Vuggles Farm, Newick, East Sussex
taken 15 years ago, near to Spithurst, East Sussex, England
Unconverted Oast House at Vuggles Farm, Newick, East Sussex
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Vuggles Farm Oast
Single round kiln oast house, with a pitched roof replacing the conical roof to the kiln.
Grade II listed.
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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- Grid Square
- TQ4319, 73 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Oast House Archive (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 16 July, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 16 July, 2009
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 4368 1937 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:57.3513N 0:2.6596E - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 4368 1934
- View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
