TITHE BARN - Carlisle
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Description
"Tithe barn for the Priory of St Mary. For Prior Gondibour c1470s, with C19 alterations and 1969-71 restoration. Squared blocks of red sandstone (some with masons marks). Graduated sandstone flag roof with one coped gable. 7 1/2 bays, single storey except for the last, westernmost, bay which is now 2-storey. The north side was probably open originally, and consisted of large timber posts supporting the roof trusses. A small section of the later sandstone infill has survived. The south elevation fronting onto Heads Lane is a 3ft 7ins thick sandstone wall with 8 slit vents with wide splayed reveals on the inside. In 1824 the two eastern bays of the barn were converted for use as the Carlisle Dispensary..." -
Owner
Historic England -
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Further information
Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1218932
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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