2008

TQ7748 : Hopper Huts at Boughton Bottom Farm, Lower Farm Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent

taken 16 years ago, near to Linton, Kent, England

Hopper Huts at Boughton Bottom Farm, Lower Farm Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent
Hopper Huts at Boughton Bottom Farm, Lower Farm Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent
Near to TQ7748 : The Oasthouse, Boughton Bottom Farm, Lower Farm Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent
Hopper Huts

Hopper huts were primitive buildings which hop picking families would stay in during the hop picking season in September, during the 18th century and early 20th century. Usually built of corrugated metal around a basic timber frame, more wealthy farmers built them out of brick, and may even have included a small fireplace and chimney.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lower Farm Road [9] · Near Boughton Monchelsea [7] · Boughton Bottom Farm [6] ·
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TQ7748, 36 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 25 November, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 7 December, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7734 4842 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:12.4473N 0:32.2419E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7733 4838
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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