2018

TQ8643 : Bell Farm Oast

taken 5 years ago, near to Smarden, Kent, England

This is 1 of 3 images, with title Bell Farm Oast in this square
Bell Farm Oast
Bell Farm Oast
Bell Farm Oast

Single round kiln oast house. Ragstone walls.

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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TQ8643, 39 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 13 October, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 26 January, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 8689 4302 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:9.3546N 0:40.2671E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 8695 4294
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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