Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn
| Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn | |
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Wiltshire | |
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 The interior of Bradford's tithe barn | |
| Type: | Tithe barn |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST823604 |
| Location: | 51°20’34"N, 2°15’20"W |
| Village: | Bradford-on-Avon |
| History | |
| Built 14th century | |
| Tithe barn | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | English Heritage |
| Website: | Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn |
Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn is a Grade I listed barn in Pound Lane, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire.[1] It was part of a mediæval grange belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey and was built in the early 14th century, with a granary dated to about 1400.[2]
The tithe barn is located at Barton Farm on the southern side of Bradford-on Avon in western Wiltshire, to the southeast of Bath. A path along the bank of the waterway of the Kennet and Avon Canal leads to the location of the barn.
The barn is owned and protected by English Heritage and managed by the Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust.
History
The Tithe Barn, dating from the 14th-century building, originally belonged to the nuns of the nearby Shaftesbury Abbey, the richest nunnery in England. It was used for storage of tithes, during the Middle Ages.
When Shaftesbury Abbey was dissolved in 1539, the grange became a farm. The barn was in use until 1974.
Structure
The barn is a large barn, 168 feet long by 30 feet wide, which originally formed part of a range of farm buildings grouped around an open rectangular yard.
The attraction for visitors are the barn's interior, with its impressive timber cruck roof, and the 100-ton stone-tiled roof.
On film
In the 1980s, the barn was a filming location for the Television series Robin of Sherwood, portraying Nottingham Castle's great hall.
Outside liks
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn) |
- Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn – English Heritage
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1184239: Tithe Barn at Barton Farm
- ↑ Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn
- Else, David (15 September 2010). England. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74220-333-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=QAyq9CmPPPYC&pg=PA323.