Oast House at Sara Raven's gardens at Perch Hill farm, Robertsbridge, East Sussex. England

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One of the most familiar sights and one that is puzzling to first time visitors to southeast England is the distinctive brick or stone built barns with their round or square towers topped by conical white cowls. These oast houses are a reminder of Britain's once thriving brewing industry. Oast Houses are mainly found in Kent and parts of East Sussex, which were the heart of the hop growing industry in England. Kent proved to have ideal soil for growing hops, and plenty of wood for the charcoal used in oast houses to dry the hops.

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Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: Robertsbridge, East Sussex. England
Photo credit: © parkerphotography / Alamy / Afripics
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