TR1458 : Subway, Canterbury West Station
taken 10 years ago, near to Hales Place, Kent, England

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
Canterbury West Station is one of two stations in Canterbury. It is on the Ashford to Ramsgate line and opened in 1846. Grade II listed. Link
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