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
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


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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 1 February, 2012   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 2 February, 2012
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 812 454 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:10.7886N 0:35.5334E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 813 453
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