2006
TQ7936 : The Oast House, Golford, near Sissinghurst, Kent
taken 18 years ago, near to Sissinghurst, Kent, England
The Oast House, Golford, near Sissinghurst, Kent
The Oast House, Golford
Built in c1750, this is one of the oldest remaining oast houses.
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