The Old Oast, Stream Lane, Hawkhurst,... (C) Oast House Archive

TQ7629 : The Old Oast, Stream Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent

taken 12 years ago, near to The Moor, Kent, Great Britain

The Old Oast, Stream Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent

A very unusual twin octagonal kilned, stone built oast house.

The Old Oast

A very unusual twin octagonal kilned, stone built 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: TQ7629, 21 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 4 April, 2007 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 4 April, 2007
Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Housing, Dwellings
Primary Subject of Photo: Oast House
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 7636 2922 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:2.1167N 0:30.8380E
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 7635 2917
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)