2003
TQ7737 : Wilsley Oast, Wilsley Pound, Angley Road, Cranbrook, Kent
taken 21 years ago, near to Wilsley Green, Kent, England
Wilsley Oast, Wilsley Pound, Angley Road, Cranbrook, Kent
Wilsley Oast
Twin round kiln oast house. White weatherboard stowage.
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