2008

TQ6735 : The Oast House, Town Hill, Lamberhurst, Kent

taken 16 years ago, near to Lamberhurst, Kent, England

The Oast House, Town Hill, Lamberhurst, Kent
The Oast House, Town Hill, Lamberhurst, Kent
Town Hill Oast

Single round kiln oast house. Unusual shallow roof to kiln, which would have originally been topped with bottle neck and cowl similar to Link

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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Date Taken
Wednesday, 21 May, 2008   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 21 May, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6744 3591 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:5.8830N 0:23.3976E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6750 3584
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