Mells Village Hall

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Mells Village Hall
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Location Mells, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°14′27″N2°23′20″W / 51.2407°N 2.3890°W / 51.2407; -2.3890 Coordinates: 51°14′27″N2°23′20″W / 51.2407°N 2.3890°W / 51.2407; -2.3890 -->
Built14th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Mells Village Hall
Designated11 March 1968 [1]
Reference no.1058313
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Location of Mells Village Hall in Somerset

Mells Village Hall in Mells, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century as a tithe barn and now serves as the village hall. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

Mells, Somerset village and civil parish in Somerset, UK

Mells is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, near the town of Frome.

Somerset County of England

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A village hall is a public building in a village used for various things such as:

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History

The hall was built as a tithe barn, belonging to Glastonbury Abbey, in the 14th century. [2] A new roof was constructed and the building revised around 1500. A new ceiling was installed in the 20th century. [1]

Glastonbury Abbey former Benedictine abbey at Glastonbury

Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction.

The hall is used as a village hall run by a charitable committee, following a lease and trust deed signed in 1964. [3] Toilets and a kitchen have been installed which were refurbished in 2012. [4]

Architecture

The six-bay stone building has a tiled cruck roof. [5] Buttresses are used to support the walls. [1]

Bay (architecture) space defined by the vertical piers, in a building

In architecture, a bay is the space between architectural elements, or a recess or compartment. Bay comes from Old French baee, meaning an opening or hole.

Tile Manufactured piece of hard-wearing material

A tile is a thin object usually square or rectangular in shape. Tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass, generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from lightweight materials such as perlite, wood, and mineral wool, typically used for wall and ceiling applications. In another sense, a tile is a construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games. The word is derived from the French word tuile, which is, in turn, from the Latin word tegula, meaning a roof tile composed of fired clay.

Cruck curved timber used as roof support

A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which supports the roof of a building, used particularly in England. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally naturally curved, timber members that lean inwards and form the ridge of the roof. These posts are then generally secured by a horizontal beam which then forms an "A" shape. Several of these "crooks" are constructed on the ground and then lifted into position. They are then joined together by either solid walls or cross beams which aid in preventing racking.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mells Village Hall". National heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Atthill, Robin (1976). Mendip: A new study. David & Charles. p. 84. ISBN   978-0715372975.
  3. ↑ "Mells Village Hall". Open Charities. p. 28. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Facilities". Mells Tyhte Barn. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Conservation Area Appraisal Mells". Mendip Council. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
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