2009

TQ7243 : Little Cheveney Farm, Sheephurst Lane, near Marden

taken 15 years ago, near to Claygate, Kent, England

Little Cheveney Farm, Sheephurst Lane, near Marden
Little Cheveney Farm, Sheephurst Lane, near Marden

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The Top Oast, Little Cheveney

Three square kilned oast house.

Grade II listed.

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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TQ7243, 62 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 16 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 25 April, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 725 439 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:10.1365N 0:28.0121E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 725 439
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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