The Tithe Barn, Abergavenny

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The Tithe Barn
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TypeBarn
Location Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Coordinates 51°49′16″N3°00′58″W / 51.8212°N 3.0162°W / 51.8212; -3.0162 Coordinates: 51°49′16″N3°00′58″W / 51.8212°N 3.0162°W / 51.8212; -3.0162
BuiltC.16th century
Governing body Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameThe Tithe Barn
Designated7 May 1952
Reference no.2375
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Location of The Tithe Barn in Monmouthshire

The Tithe Barn, Monk Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire is a tithe barn of late medieval origins which forms part of a group of historic buildings in the centre of the town. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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History

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External detail on the tithe barn

The barn is of late-medieval origin, with a likely construction date in the 16th century. [1] The building was constructed for the storage of tithes payable to the church authorities of the Priory Church of St Mary. [2] Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, the barn was used for a variety of functions, including a theatre in the 17th century and a discotheque in the 20th century. [2] By 2002, the barn was in a state of considerable dilapidation and was again taken into the ownership of the Priory Church, which following a major reconstruction,<ref name="Cadw/"> operates an exhibition space in the building. [2]

Architecture and description

The barn is constructed of whitewashed sandstone rubble, with walls that are now significantly out of true. [1] The architectural historian John Newman describes their present appearance as "waveringly deformed, but originally must have been quite a showpiece." [3] The barn is of seven bays, and the original three cart-entrances have been blocked. [3] The eaves of the roof have lines of pigeon-holes with perching ledges. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Cadw. "-The Tithe Barn, Abergavenny (Grade II*) (2375)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Welcome to the Tithe Barn". St Mary's Priory Church. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Newman 2000, p. 97.

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