Hop Kiln Complex About 25 Yards West Of Hall Court

MUCH MARCLE CP - SO 63 NW

4/50 Hop kiln complex about 25 yards west of Hall Court

GV II

Hop kilns. Early and late C19. Brick, slate roofs, wooden ventilators and vane. Roughly cruciform complex consisting of four-bay early C19 gabled block with late C19 square plan kiln attached to west and and two contemporary drying blocks running off at right angles, one to the north and one to the south. Two storeys. North elevation: early C19 part to left has segmentally-headed opening obscured by low gable to left of entry; to the right is a late C19 block with two casements, each of two lights in the gable and a longitudinal ridge ventilator; at the extreme right is a square hop kiln with one light centrally placed just above the ground floor and a door to the left. Interior: pegged trusses of early C19 part have principals jointed below collars carrying short king-posts with angle struts to principals. A complete hop complex closely related to Hall Court (qv) which is the centre of a working hop farm. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SO6437835336