2020
TQ6026 : Little Bainden Farm Oast
taken 6 years ago, near to Coggins Mill, East Sussex, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title Little Bainden Farm Oast in this square

Little Bainden Farm Oast
Little Bainden Farm Oast
A single round kiln oast. Cowl missing.
Oast Houses (provided by Oast House Archive)
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
Geographical Context:
Housing, Dwellings
- Grid Square
- TQ6026, 65 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- N Chadwick (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 28 October, 2020 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 23 May, 2021
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 6055 2628
[10m precision]
WGS84: 51:0.8096N 0:17.2426E - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 6054 2637
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
