2012
TQ8145 : Remains of Oast House, Fouroaks Farmhouse, Four Oaks Road, Headcorn
taken 12 years ago, near to Hawkenbury, Kent, England
Remains of Oast House, Fouroaks Farmhouse, Four Oaks Road, Headcorn
Fouroaks Farm Oast
Only the plenum chamber of the round kiln remains.
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