Bredon Barn

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Bredon Barn
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Exterior of Bredon Barn
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Location within Worcestershire
General information
Location Bredon
grid reference SO932368
Country United Kingdom
Coordinates 52°01′48″N2°07′01″W / 52.030°N 2.117°W / 52.030; -2.117 Coordinates: 52°01′48″N2°07′01″W / 52.030°N 2.117°W / 52.030; -2.117
Construction startedc. 14th Century A. D.
Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bredon-barn
Reference no. 1005291
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated11 February 1965
Reference no. 1319631

Bredon Barn is a large 14th-century threshing barn located at Bredon, Worcestershire, England, standing close to the River Avon. [1]

The barn was built for the Bishops of Worcester, who were the lords of the manor, from local Cotswold stone, measuring approximately 40 by 12 metres (131 by 39 ft). It has a steep pitched roof covered in Cotswold limestone tiles. The interior of the barn is divided into 9 bays by oak posts on stone plinths forming aisles, and carrying the open timber roof.

It was badly damaged by fire in 1979, but was fully restored in 1983. [2] It is a Scheduled monument and Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust.

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References

  1. "Bredon Barn". National Trust. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  2. Historic England. "The Tithe Barn (1005291)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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