2011
TQ4968 : Oast at Hockenden House, Hockenden Lane
taken 13 years ago, near to Swanley, Kent, England
Oast at Hockenden House, Hockenden Lane
The remaining roundel of an oast house. The stowage was to this side with the end near the road side.
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Hockenden Oast
Single round brick built kiln. The stowage was demolished after 1960.
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
- TQ4968, 36 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Oast House Archive (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 29 August, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 29 August, 2011
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 494 689 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:23.9999N 0:8.7956E - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 494 689
- View Direction
- South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
