The Bishop's Barn, Wells

The Bishop's Barn
Bishop's Barn, Wells.jpg
Location within Somerset
General information
Location Wells, Somerset
Address Silver Street
Coordinates
Completed 15th century

The Bishop's Barn in Silver Street, Wells, Somerset, England was built as a tithe barn in the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

It was built of local stone roughly squared, with Doulting ashlar dressings and a Westmorland slate roof.[1]

Royalist troops were quartered in the barn during the Bloody Assizes.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Bishop's Barn". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=483576. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 
  2. ^ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. pp. 221. ISBN 1874336261.