2012
TQ6531 : Foxhole Barn Oast, Foxhole Lane, Wadhurst
taken 14 years ago, near to Cousley Wood, East Sussex, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title Foxhole Barn Oast, Foxhole Lane, Wadhurst in this square
Foxhole Barn Oast, Foxhole Lane, Wadhurst
Foxhole Farm Oast
Three round kiln 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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- Grid Square
- TQ6531, 63 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Oast House Archive (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 11 May, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 11 May, 2012
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 652 318
[100m precision]
WGS84: 51:3.7267N 0:21.4282E - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 655 313
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
