2009
TR1158 : Matthews Oast, Plough Lane, Harbledown, Kent
taken 14 years ago, near to Rough Common, Kent, England
Matthews Oast, Plough Lane, Harbledown, Kent
Matthews Oast
Four inline square kilns to the South side of the stowage were demolished around the 1950s.
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