2015
TQ7145 : The Oast House, Bartons Farm, Collier Street
taken 9 years ago, near to Collier Street, Kent, England
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The Oast House, Bartons Farm, Collier Street
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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
- TQ7145, 48 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Oast House Archive (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 15 February, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 15 February, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 716 456 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:11.0479N 0:27.2708E - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 716 456
- View Direction
- Northwest (about 315 degrees)
