Oasthouse Approximately 8 Metres North West of Spring House is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1990. A Victorian Oasthouse.
Oasthouse Approximately 8 Metres North West of Spring House
- WRENN ID
- idle-rampart-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1990
- Type
- Oasthouse
- Period
- Victorian
- OS grid reference
- TQ 631 497
- Coordinates
- 51.22344, 0.33518
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a disused oasthouse located approximately 8 meters northwest of Spring House, dating from the mid to late 19th century, with some early 20th-century alterations. It is constructed of Flemish bond brick, featuring decorative burnt headers in some areas. The kilns are topped with peg-tile roofs, while the stowage roof has been replaced with corrugated asbestos.
The building has a plan where the stowage runs on a north-south axis facing west, with circular hop kilns positioned at the two left (northern) corners. The stowage was extended northwards in the early 20th century. It stands two storeys high and has an integral lean-to outshot on the southern end.
On the exterior, the eastern front of the stowage includes a large garage-sized doorway at ground level, with a window to the left and a loading hatch doorway to the right on the first floor. All these openings have been rebuilt in the 20th century. The window, like others around the stowage, is iron-framed with glazing bars. Both sections of the stowage roof are gable-ended, while the hop kilns feature a corbelled cornice with a dentil band of burnt headers and tall conical roofs. Only the western kiln retains a cowl.
The interior has not been inspected. This oasthouse, along with the nearby Maltings, is significant for its visual impact on the western approach to Hadlow and reflects the historical importance of brewing to the local economy.
Local climate
Oasthouse Approximately 8 Metres North West of Spring House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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