Tithe Barn, Dunster

Infobox Historic building


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name=Tithe Barn
location_town=Dunster
location_country=England
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completion_date=16th century
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size=The Tithe Barn is a 16th century barn in Dunster, Somerset, England.

The barn, which was originally part of a Benedictine priory, has been much altered since the 16th century and only a limited amount of the original features survive. It has a cruciform plan. The east front has central double doors in heavy oak with a chamfered frame.

The Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust (SBPT) is co-ordinating a renovation project on behalf of the Dunster Tithe Barn Community Hall Trust (DTBCHT), into a multi-purpose community hall under a 99 year lease at a pepper-corn rent, by the Crown Estate Commissioners who own the building. Funding has been obtained from the Heritage Lottery Fund and others to support the work.

It is a grade II listed building. [cite web | title=Tithe Barn | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=2&id=264707 | accessdate=2006-11-05]

References

External links

* [http://www.dunstertithebarn.org.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.sbpt.info/restoration6.htm The Tithe Barn, Dunster from Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust]
* [http://www.dunstertithebarn.org.uk/index.htm Dunster Tithe Barn]