NEW HOUSE OAST PHOTOGRAPHS
New House Oast was a large oblong brick built oast that look more like a factory than an oast.
For this oast there was none of the traditional roundels with cowells that are more familiar as an oast house.
Inside the building there were many separate kilns which all emptied out onto a cooling floor.
I hope you can see what I am trying to describe from the following photographs.
Geoff Sutton worked at New House Oast in 1958 having previously worked at the hop picking machine (M6) for the previous two years.
Geoff has kindly written of his experiences at New House Farm and these can be found here. He also let me copy some photos taken at the time and thes can be found here.
From left to right; Tom Macey, Geoff Barden, ?, Fred Carey
Photo courtesy of Tom and Mary Macey
This photo shows the rear of New House Oast.
Photo courtesy of Dave Monk
From left to right; Frank Barnes, ??, Bill Goodsell??, Frank Catt
This photo shows the oast workers taking the dried hops out of the kiln after drying. These hops would be left to cool on the open floor of the oast before pressing.
Photo courtesy of Dave Monk
Front left: Frank Catt
Removing hops from the kiln.
Photo courtesy of Catt Family
Back rightt: Frank Catt
Removing hops from the kiln.
Photo courtesy of Catt Family
Hops on the oast floor cooling and awaiting pressing after being dried in the kiln
Photo courtesy of Catt FamilyPostcard copy of painting 1940-50 New House Oast Bodiam, for Guinness advertising.
Photo courtesy of Catt Family