2011

TR1963 : Buckwell Farm Oast

taken 12 years ago, near to Hoath, Kent, England

This is 1 of 5 images, with title Buckwell Farm Oast in this square
Buckwell Farm Oast
Buckwell Farm Oast
Buckwell Farm Oast

Single round kiln oast, attached to weatherboarded barn.

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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Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening
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TR1963, 34 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 November, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 26 January, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1908 6309 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:19.4819N 1:8.5807E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1909 6306
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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