2021

TQ6948 : Mill Place Oast

taken 3 years ago, near to Laddingford, Kent, England

This is 1 of 3 images, with title Mill Place Oast in this square
Mill Place Oast
Mill Place Oast
Mill Place Oast

Triple round kiln oast house with later larger square kiln to side. Known as The Mill Oast & Barn Oast.

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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TQ6948, 92 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 27 March, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 8 July, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6956 4887 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:12.8316N 0:25.5786E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6948 4888
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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