2006

TQ7734 : Swattenden Oast, Swattenden Lane, Cranbrook, Kent

taken 18 years ago, near to Hartley, Kent, England

Swattenden Oast, Swattenden Lane, Cranbrook, Kent
Swattenden Oast, Swattenden Lane, Cranbrook, Kent
Swattenden Oast

Single kiln oast house. Possibly a round kiln oast originally with the roundel and roof replaced with a square extension and conventional roof.

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)
Date Taken
Sunday, 13 August, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 7 February, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7706 3450 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:4.9497N 0:31.5913E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7703 3445
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