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	Oast house - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An oast house is an example of vernacular architecture in England, especially Kent and Sussex.
		Early oast houses were simply adapted barns but, by the early 19th century, the distinctive circular buildings with conical roofs had been developed in response to the increased demand for beer.
		One of the best preserved oast house complexes is at the Hop farm at Beltring which is now a museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oast_house (290 words)

	Oast houses
		Oast houses in England are a reminder of Britain's long history of brewing ale and beer.
		Kent proved to have ideal soil for growing hops, and plenty of wood for the charcoal used in oast houses to dry the hops.
		The hops were generally picked into bins, and transferred to the oast houses in sacks for drying.
	www.britainexpress.com /History/oast-houses.htm (751 words)

	Lodge Oast, Horns Lodge Lane, Shipbourne Road, Tonbridge presented by A1 Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Oast House was built in the 1850's to dry hops grown on Lord Derby's estate.
		Oast Houses were built to dry hops, used in flavouring beer.
		Picked hops were brought to the Oast house for drying on the first floor of the 'roundel' i.e.
	www.a1tourism.com /uk/lodgeoast.html (597 words)

	Find a Property - The Truth About ... Oast Houses
		The steep, pyramid-shaped roofs and curvaceous roundels of traditional oast houses are a familiar sight in the south of England.
		Oast are free-standing kilns and were originally used for drying hops for the brewing of beer.
		The earliest oasts were rectangular, later versions were square and then round oasts were introduced in the mid nineteenth century - it was believed they distributed heat better and had no 'cold corners'.
	www.findaproperty.co.uk /story.aspx?storyid=4039 (1140 words)

	Bishopsdale Oast, Kent UK - Oast House
		In 1984 it was converted to a house, whilst still retaining many of the features of the original building.
		The oast houses were used for the drying process, which involved spreading the hops on horse hair blankets over the drying room floors.
		The drying process took approximately eight hours, and was monitored very carefully by the Dryer, who had to ensure that the water content of the dried hop was very small.
	www.bishopsdaleoast.co.uk /oast_house.html (225 words)

	Country Cottages in Kent, England - Barclay International Group (800) 845-6636 - Oast House
		The Oast House, which overlooks the River Darenth, lies ½ mile away from the road in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
		The Oast House has the use of an outdoor heated swimming pool in its own walled garden with changing and bathroom facilities.
		Kent boasts one of the highest concentrations of historic houses and castles in England.
	www.barclayweb.com /destinat/UNITEDKI/OAST.HTM (175 words)

	(Oast House used to dry the hops) - VillageNet Reference
		An Oast House is usually a circular brick building with a white cowl on top, hundreds of which can be seen in the Wealden area.
		To alleviate this latter problem hundreds of oast houses were built in the Kent and Sussex Border region to process the hops.
		The Oast Houses of the Weald were used as drying houses for the hops grown in abundance in this area.
	www.wwiitanks.co.uk /townwards/reference/oasthouse.html (216 words)

	The Oast House bed & Breakfast / The White Lion Public House Llantwit Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Oast House Lodge is situated behind, and managed by, The White Lion Public House in the historic town of Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.
		The Oast House is situated in an easily accessible small town called Llantwit Major, roughly 20 miles South-West of Cardiff, the capital of Wales, and home of the infamous Millennium Stadium.
		The highstreet is within walking distance of The Oast House, and comprises of public houses, various English, Chinese and Indian takeaways, cafés, a newsagent and a small supermarket.
	www.theoasthouse.net /index2.htm (202 words)

	...::: MacTarnahan's Brewing - Press Releases - Press Release - May 16, 2000
		Kornhauser's Oast is named in honor of Portland Brewing Brewmaster Alan Kornhauser, who established the Oast Ale category in 1999 with the release of Portland Pale Ale.
		(The Oast category takes its name from the "oast house," a traditional structure in which prized hops are dried.) The new beer, which is a refinement of Portland Pale Ale, places additional emphasis on hop aroma with distilled oil from three different vintages of Brewer's Gold.
		The letter "O" in "Oast" is formed with the rim of a golden pint of ale, which is held high under the scrutiny of a proud master brewer.
	www.portlandbrew.com /pr/pr_45.html (398 words)

	Cruickshanks Oast - residential lettings in the heart of the Sussex countryside
		Cruickshanks Oast, set in the heart of East Sussex is an historic farm building dating back to the 19th century.
		Cruickshanks Oast consists of three roundel "Oast Cottages" and two "Barn Apartments" available for residential letting, fully furnished, on a short term and medium term basis.
		The Oast Cottages and Barn Apartments are an ideal place to live for professionals or re-locaters and each let is tailored to the needs of the individual.
	www.cruickshanks-oast.co.uk (150 words)

	Walkabout - New Norfolk
		The richness and variety of their historic buildings, the superb Salmon Ponds, the old Oast Houses and the gentle undulations of the countryside on either side of the Derwent River make this one of the most attractive areas in the whole of southern Tasmania.
		Mercifully the town has not been over-developed and it is still possible for visitors to wander through the old Oast House, visit the historic asylum, walk along the banks of the river, or inspect the beautiful stained glass windows in Tasmania's oldest church, The Anglican Church of St Matthew.
		The oast houses were used for the processing and preparation of the hops which were subsequently sent to the local breweries.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/TASNewNorfolk.shtml (1415 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Oast House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		MSN Encarta - Search Results - Oast House
		Oast House, type of brick building found in Kent, England, built as kilns and formerly used to dry hops.
		Kent is not well endowed with building materials, but Wealden sandstone and limestone quarried near Maidstone have been used for some churches and...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Oast_House.html (90 words)

	KENT RESOURCES: THE KENT OAST HOUSE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sections of the hop gardens were looked after by "bin-men", a kind of foreman, who would as a badge of his rank carry a long pole tipped with a sharp hook which he would use to cut the bines away from the hop-twine that supported them.
		At regular intervals during the day while picking was in process, the contents of the bins would be collected and emptied into hop-sacks to be taken to the oast house for drying.
		This is a cross section of one of the Oast Houses:
	www.digiserve.com /peter/oast.htm (738 words)

	Renville Oast Bed&Breakfast Accomodation
		Renville Oast BandB is set in the tranquil heart of the Kent countryside, a short walk from the picturesque village of Bridge.
		Renville Oast is a delightful 150 year old oast house that was used for drying hops in the brewery trade.
		It has been tastefully converted with many original features to provide three spacious rooms for guests: a family room en-suite (one double bed and one single bed); double room en-suite and a twin bedded room with private bathroom.
	freespace.virgin.net /joan.hill (117 words)

	Vermin Brewing: Beware of Rat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Many people collect ceramic houses, so it stands to reason that there should eventually also be a few beer-related buildings.
		The house on the left was purchased in Heidelberg, Germany.
		Such houses were used to dry hops, an important ingredient in beer.
	home.earthlink.net /~omniron/surprise_oasthouse.html (165 words)

	Walkabout - Bushy Park
		The image that remains forever in the visitors mind is that of tall wooden and metal frames holding up the hop vines and of neat and unusually shaped oast houses scattered in the fields away from the road.
		The Oast House with the hopfields in the foreground at Bushy Park
		Appropriately in the middle of the building is the sign 'God is Love' and on the far side is 'God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life'.
	www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/TASBushyPark.shtml (558 words)

	Links Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Housed in the Old Town Hall the Museum building is an intriguing mixture of 17th century flint work, early 19th century Courthouse and Council Chamber and Victorian prison!
		The Tudor House, King Street, Margate - possibly 15th century in origins but certainly dating to the early years of the 16th century - is a unique survivor of Kentish 'half-timbered' construction.
		Overlooked for the last 10 years the house was once again open to the public in 2003 and on certain dates in 2004.
	www.ekmt.fsnet.co.uk /images/links.html (633 words)

	Hopping down in Kent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Oast houses can still be seen all over Kent.
		When the flowers were picked from the hop plants they were taken to the oast house.
		The cowl, on top of the oast house, was shaped like a cylinder.
	www.hoppingdowninkent.org.uk /oasthouse.php (159 words)

	Oast House Holiday Rentals Cottages in Sevenoaks, Kent, England
		Oast houses, similar to silos, are tall, round brick buildings where hops are dried and stored.
		This oast cottage, set in a clearing in a lush wooded area, is the gate house at the beginning of the driveway to the owners’ home.
		Kent, called the Garden of England, has the highest concentration of historic houses and castles in the country.
	www.gtunlimited.com /kentholidaycottagesrentals.html (381 words)

	Self-catering cottages and rentals near Tunbridge Wells
		Located in the grounds of a 15th Century manor house, and in the heart of the Sussex countryside, overlooking the national trust land of Ashdown Forest.
		Bingles Oast is a traditional Sussex Oast house.
		Bingles Oast House sits on the edge of the renowned Ashdown Forest in the pretty hamlet of Lye Green only 15 minutes from the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells.
	www.countrycottagesonline.com /Self-catering-near-Tunbridge-Wells.htm (557 words)

	WetCanvas! - Oast House Farm
		Perhaps the building shadows could be darker and some shadows from the oast houses showing on the roof of the barn.
		Oast houses were constructed with ventilators on top of the for drying hops used in beer making.
		The "smoke" is a white painted cone shaped wooden ventilator with a vane that turns in the wind causing a draught inside the oast house for drying the hops.
	www.wetcanvas.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-106612.html (608 words)

	Oast House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The oast house is a building specially constructed for the drying and packing of the hops for the brewery trade.
		They had to be dried by heat, this was done in the round kiln (or roundel), wooden shutters built into the walls of the kiln provided the draught, the round outlet hole in the roof is partly covered by a white cowl to prevent the rain from entering.
		Inside the oast house (upstairs) is where the green hops were laid on horse hair blankets to dry over the wooden slats.
	www.heavenfarm.co.uk /oasthoust.htm (138 words)

	About Manor Farm Oast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		During our time in the business many of our guests have asked us what the significance of the witches which are dotted around the house and of course, on the cowls.
		The man who did the original conversion put white UPVC windows in and added a conservatory, when we came to buy the Oast we were told to everyone's surprise (including the estate agent) that the house was Grade II listed and that the windows must be replaced.
		When we first moved in we were told by some of the village gossips that when the Oast was in total disrepair the local White Witches used the shell as a meeting place, or coven.
	www.manorfarmoast.co.uk /aboutus.htm (320 words)

	One Man's Oasthouse - Chapter 1
		She drove as far as the next bend, then paused again to confront the old house where she and her aunt had once lived.
		She stood for a moment, gazing in awe at conical white-capped tower, knowing in her heart that she still longed for it to be hers.
		The car and the house may become mine to keep, or I may end up as worthless as a creosoted suit.
	www.halhkmusic.com /oasthouse/c01.html (6068 words)

	Bed and Breakfast at Bull Farm Oast, Cranbrook, Kent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		We can offer you the choice of two rooms in our home, which is a converted Oast house situated in the Weald of Kent on the outskirts of the lovely village of Cranbrook.
		The original Oast was used to dry hops over a period of 150 years, until it was converted about 15 years ago into a house, as hop farming was no longer an economic crop for the farmer.
		We are able to assist you plan your stay with our extensive knowledge of the area which is of special interest to garden enthusiasts, as there are a large number of gardens open to the public in the surrounding area, as well as many other fabulous attractions for the tourist.
	www.bullfarmoast.co.uk (173 words)

	The Oast Guest House, Settle, Yorkshire Dales, Northern England
		High standards and a Yorkshire welcome await you at the OAST Guest House.
		The Oast Guest House is a well maintained Edwardian house offering five bedrooms with either bathroom, shower and toilet, or shower.
		The Oast Guest House has drying and ironing facilities, parking, and is open all-year-round.
	www.yorkshirenet.co.uk /stayat/theoast (398 words)

	Country Cottages in England
		The Oast House, which overlooks the River Darenth, lies half a mile away from the road in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
		The Oast House has the use of an outdoor heated swimming pool in its own private walled garden with changing and bathroom facilities.
		An all weather tennis court is available for guests, and there is also a golf course within easy walking distance.
	www.barclayweb.com /destinat/UNITEDKI/RR-OAST.HTM (116 words)

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