2023

TQ7758 : The Old Malthouse

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

This is 1 of 2 images, with title The Old Malthouse in this square
The Old Malthouse
The Old Malthouse

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Listed Oast Houses (provided by Oast House Archive)

The Old Malthouse (provided by Oast House Archive)

Two square kilned oast house or maltings.

Grade II listed.

Maltings (provided by Oast House Archive)

A malt house or maltings was a building used for the malting of barley for the brewing of beer.

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: Village, Rural settlement
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Old Malthouse [5] Title Clusters: · The Old Malthouse [2] ·
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TQ7758, 104 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 28 April, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 December, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7734 5893 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:18.1120N 0:32.5542E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7715 5909
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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