Listed Building: Tithe Barn (1293485)

Tithe barn, now public hall. Probably mid C15. Squared coursed and banded limestone and ironstone with thatch roof. Single-unit barn. Single storey. 6 bays. East elevation has five 2-stage buttresses and one 2-stage clasping buttress at the left hand corner. Cart entrances to bays 2 and 5, now blocked and part-glazed, retain wood lintels over. 2 pairs of triangular air holes to each bay. Ashlar gable parapet and kneelers with finial to north gable. North gable has 3 pairs of airholes and 3 slit openings in gable. South gable similar with C20 extension attached. West elevation has four buttresses with clasping buttresses at corners. 2 cart entrances between buttresses, now blocked, retain wood lintels over. 2 and 3 pairs of airholes between buttresses. Some roof timbers may remain but largely replaced mid C20. Now linked to barns immediately south of tithe barn (q.v.) by C20 extension. Originally the tithe barn to Croyland Abbey (q.v.). Scheduled as an Ancient Monument.

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Apr 29 2022 2:05PM