| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Historic England |
| Contents |
Cover -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Growing and picking -- 3. Drying: heat and draught -- 4. Cooling, pressing and bagging -- 5. 'Types' of oasts and hop kilns -- 6. The first oasts and hop kilns in England -- 7. Inset kilns and oasts -- 8. Inset oasts/kilns with conical roofs and chimneys -- 9. Tall square pyramidal kilns with cowls -- 10. The roundel, Kent and Sussex -- 11. Farnham and Hampshire -- 12. Herefordshire and Worcestershire -- 13. The later 19th century: the high point for English hops and oasts -- 14. Markets, politics and profits |
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15. Hop drying in Continental Europe -- 16. Hop houses in the USA -- 17. Modern times -- Glossary -- Appendix 1: Hop picking -- Appendix 2: Hops and brewing -- Bibliography and internet sources -- Index |
| Summary |
This book is the first comprehensive account of the 400-year history of hop drying buildings, oasts and hop kilns, unique to England. Pieced together from multiple sources, and richly illustrated, the charm of oasts and hop kilns on the countryside is captured in sketches, diagrams and photos |
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Farm buildings -- Great Britain -- History
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Kilns -- Great Britain -- History
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Hops -- Great Britain -- History
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Hops industry -- Great Britain -- History
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Farm buildings
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Hops
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Hops industry
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Kilns
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781800856110 |
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1800856113 |
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