2020

TQ6747 : Blue Bell Oast

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

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

Single square kiln oast house. It once had a round kiln too.
Converted to a dwelling in 2014.

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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TQ6747, 137 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 22 August, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 26 March, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6757 4769 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:12.2307N 0:23.8377E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6795 4762
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