Pilgrims Oast, Station Road, Otford,... © Oast House Archive

TQ5359 : Pilgrims Oast, Station Road, Otford, Kent

taken 13 years ago, near to Otford, Kent, Great Britain

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Pilgrims Oast, Station Road, Otford, Kent

Pilgrims Oast

Two square kiln oast house.

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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Grid Square: TQ5359, 78 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 26 April, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 27 April, 2008
Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Housing, Dwellings
Primary Subject of Photo: Oast House
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 5326 5942 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:18.7954N 0:11.8587E
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 5320 5938
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)