The Bishop's Barn, Wells

The Bishop's Barn
Location within Somerset
General information
Location Wells, Somerset
Address Silver Street
Coordinates 51°12′21″N 2°38′37″W / 51.2059°N 2.6435°W
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] and scheduled as an ancient monument.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Bishop's Barn". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Bishop's tithe barn". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. p. 221. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.