2011

TR0337 : Oast House at Chequer Tree Farm Cottage, Mersham

taken 13 years ago, near to Aldington Frith, Kent, England

Oast House at Chequer Tree Farm Cottage, Mersham
Oast House at Chequer Tree Farm Cottage, Mersham
Chequer Tree Farm Oast

Heavily converted oast house.

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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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 3 September, 2011   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 3 September, 2011
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OSGB36: geotagged! TR 034 373 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:5.9610N 0:54.2562E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TR 034 373
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