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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 76 NE 1270
Type of record:Building
Name:Oasthouse at Capstone Farm, Capstone Road, Luton

Summary

Two square oasts and adjoing building. The first one appears at the south-eastern end of the building on the 2nd (1897-1900) ed. OS map. With a second one appearing attached to the south-western side of the main building, on the 3rd (1906-1923), 4th ed. (1929-1952) and modern OS maps. The buildings are now a Youth Hostel.


Grid Reference:TQ 7820 6518
Map Sheet:TQ76NE
Parish:ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • OASTHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1860 AD? to 2050 AD?)

Full description

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Two square oasts and adjoing building. The first one appears at the south-eastern end of the building on the 2nd (1897-1900) ed. OS map. With a second one appearing attached to the south-western side of the main building, on the 3rd (1906-1923), 4th ed. (1929-1952) and modern OS maps. The buildings are now a Youth Hostel.


Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.

Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952) (Map). SKE30967.

Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923) (Map). SKE30966.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2.
---Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923).
---Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952).

Related records

TQ 76 NE 1309Part of: Capstone Farm (Farmstead)