Oasthouse Approximately 20 Metres East Of Tanners Farmhouse

TQ 64 SW CAPEL CHURCH LANE

5/244 Oasthouse approx 20m east of Tanners Farmhouse

GV II

Oasthouse. Early/mid C19. Flemish bond red brick, south end wall is timber- framed at first floor level and clad with weatherboards; peg-tile roof.

Plan: Stowage faces east. 2 storeys with 2 circular hop kilns attached to rear.

Exterior: Stowage has ground floor doorway right of centre and window alongside to right. Both have low segmental arches over. First floor loading hatch doorway up a flight of wooden steps left of centre with window to left and smaller loading hatch at the right end. Plain C19 plank doors and shuttered windows. Large double doorway in right end. Roof is hipped both ends. Circular plan hop kilns with brick dentil cornice. Tall conical roofs with cowls.

Interior: Not inspected.

This unconverted oasthouse forms part of an attractive group of listed buildings in the vicinity of the Church of St Thomas A Becket (q.v.).

Listing NGR: TQ6377844482