Hop Pole Creosoting Tank
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Hop Pole Creosoting Tank
Image: © Oast House Archive Taken: 6 May 2010
A tank of creosote behind the small brick building was used to drip the ends of the hop poles (and probably fence posts) to prevent them rotting once sat in the ground. The tanks have all but disappeared from farms, particularly as hop fields are no longer constructed and creosote is now banned from the UK, and alternative methods are used for such things. Old hop poles can be seen laying to the rear left. Seen adjacent Image
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