Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn

Not to be confused with the Grade II* listed Priory Barn in Newtown, Bradford on Avon

Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn
General information
Type Tithe barn
Address Barton Farm, Pound Lane
Town or city Bradford on Avon
Country England
Coordinates 51°20′34″N 2°15′19″W / 51.3427°N 2.2553°W / 51.3427; -2.2553Coordinates: 51°20′34″N 2°15′19″W / 51.3427°N 2.2553°W / 51.3427; -2.2553 (grid reference ST823604)
Designations Grade I listed
Website
English Heritage

Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn is a Grade I listed barn in Pound Lane, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England.[1] It was part of a medieval grange belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey and was built in the early 14th century, with a granary dated to about 1400.[2] It is owned and protected by English Heritage and managed by the Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust.

Geography

The tithe barn is located at Barton Farm on the southern side of Bradford-on Avon in West Wiltshire, to the southeast of Bath. A path along the bank of the waterway of the Kennet and Avon Canal leads to the barn.[3]

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. A charge of 10% was levied on the landlords who wished to store their farm produce in the barn.[3]

When Shaftesbury Abbey was dissolved in 1539, the grange became a farm. The barn was in use until 1974.

In the 1980s, the barn was a filming location for the cult TV series Robin of Sherwood, doubling as Nottingham Castle's great hall.[4]

The interior

Features

A large building, 51 metres (168 feet) long by 10 metres (30 feet) wide, the barn originally formed part of a range of farm buildings grouped around an open rectangular yard.

An attraction for visitors is the barn's interior, with its timber cruck roof supporting 100 tons of stone.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Tithe Barn at Barton Farm (1184239)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bradford on Avon Tithe Barn". English Heritage. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Else (2010), p. 323.
  4. ↑ "Retrospective: Robin of Sherwood". BBC Wiltshire. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

Bibliography

  • Else, David (2010). England. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74220-333-1.
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