2020

TQ9755 : Oast House at Hockley Hall Farm, Throwley

taken 4 years ago, near to Throwley, Kent, England

Oast House at Hockley Hall Farm, Throwley
Oast House at Hockley Hall Farm, Throwley
Hockley Hall Farm Oast

Former two square kiln oast house. Only the remains of one square kiln remain.

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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TQ9755, 21 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 13 September, 2020   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 13 September, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 979 554 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:15.8186N 0:50.1635E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 979 554
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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