2010
TR0348 : Oast House at Boughton Court, Pilgrims Way, Boughton Aluph, Kent
taken 14 years ago, near to Boughton Aluph, Kent, England
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Oast House at Boughton Court, Pilgrims Way, Boughton Aluph, Kent
Boughton Court Oast
Single round kiln oast house. Capped off kiln roof with a weather vane on top.
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