The Tithe Barn is a 14th-century tithe barn in Dunster, Somerset, England.

Tithe Barn
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General information
Town or cityDunster
CountryEngland
Completed14th century

It has a cruciform plan. The east front has central double doors in heavy oak with a chamfered frame.[1] It is a grade II listed building.[2]

The barn, which was originally part of a Benedictine Dunster Priory, has been much altered since the 14th century and only a limited amount of the original features survive. In the "Valor Ecclesiasticus" of 1535 the net annual income of the Dunster Tithe Barn is recorded as being £37.4.8d (£37 23p), with £6.13s7d ( £6.68p ) being passed on to the priory in Bath.[3]

The Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust (SBPT) has co-ordinated a £550,000[4] 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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Dunster Tithe Barn". Dunster Tithe Barn. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Tithe Barn". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2006.
  3. ^ "Dunster Tithe Barn". Everything Exmoor. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Partnership resurrects 16th century tithe barn in Dunster". Crown Estate. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  5. ^ "The Tithe Barn, Dunster". Somerset Building Preservation Trust. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
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