Barns

NOTES: This is an early 14th century tithe barn built orignally for the Abbey of Evesham. It is timber construction with blue lias stone, Cotswold stone dressings and a stone tile roof. It is 136 feet long, 30 feet wide and 40 feet high.

NOTES: This is an early 14th century tithe barn built orignally for the Abbey of Evesham. It is timber construction with blue lias stone, Cotswold stone dressings and a stone tile roof. It is 136 feet long, 30 feet wide and 40 feet high. See RIBA103763 for a colour version of this image.

NOTES: This is an early 14th century tithe barn built orignally for the Abbey of Evesham. It is timber construction with blue lias stone, Cotswold stone dressings and a stone tile roof. It is 136 feet long, 30 feet wide and 40 feet high.

NOTES: This is an early 14th century tithe barn built orignally for the Abbey of Evesham. It is timber construction with blue lias stone, Cotswold stone dressings and a stone tile roof. It is 136 feet long, 30 feet wide and 40 feet high. See RIBA103762 for a colour version of this image.

NOTES: This is an early 14th century tithe barn built orignally for the Abbey of Evesham. It is timber construction with blue lias stone, Cotswold stone dressings and a stone tile roof. It is 136 feet long, 30 feet wide and 40 feet high.

NOTES: This is an early 14th century tithe barn built orignally for the Abbey of Evesham. It is timber construction with blue lias stone, Cotswold stone dressings and a stone tile roof. It is 136 feet long, 30 feet wide and 40 feet high. See RIBA103760 for a black and white version of this image.

NOTES: This is an early 14th century tithe barn built orignally for the Abbey of Evesham. It is timber construction with blue lias stone, Cotswold stone dressings and a stone tile roof. It is 136 feet long, 30 feet wide and 40 feet high. See RIBA103758 for a black and white version of this image.

NOTES: The core of the house is c. 1280, although it has been enlarged over the centuries. Originally a medieval hall house, a crosswing was added c. 1500 with further wings added in the 17th and 19th centuries. The house was later restored and doubled in size in 1911-1914 and restored again in 1987. The barn shown here was converted into a dweliing in the early 20th century.

NOTES: The barn at Bredon is an aisled structure of nine bays, with Cotswold stone walls and a stone slate roof. It is 134 feet long and has an equal width and height of 44 feet, and a loft approached by an external stair. It was distinguished from other great medieval barns in that it was inhabited by the Reeve (the estate overseer) and his family, so contained a fireplace, a stone lavatory and garderobe. It was badly damaged by fire in 1980. It was completely restored in 1983 by Frederick Charles, father of the photographer Martin Charles. See RIBA109082 for a black and white version of this image.