TQ5246 : The Oast, Moorden Farm, Station Hill, Chiddingstone Causeway, Kent
taken 16 years ago, near to Chiddingstone Causeway, Kent, England
Two round kiln oast house. Has been featured on postcards.
The building was Grade II listed (N° 446052) in 1975 and delisted in 1995, despite being very well converted and in an unspoiled original looking appearance.
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