Building record 896 - Tithe Barn, 180m south-east of Alvanley Hall.

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Summary

Grade II listed Tithe Barn, south-east of Alvanley Hall. It was built in the late 17th century and has brick walls and a graded grey slate roof. It has a red sandstone plinth and a threshing porch under a catslide roof. Inside there are two king post trusses. A tithe barn is a barn built for storing the goods collected from taxation. Taxation in medieval times was a tithe, a tenth of a persons income (often from agricultural production).

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Tithe Barn dating from the late seventeenth century. Brown English garden wall brickwork with graded grey slate roof. Slightly projecting plinth of large coursed red sandstone blocks. Threshing porch under catslide roof. Band of 3 brick courses at 1st floor. Loophole vents to each storey. Double framed and boarded doors opposite threshing porch; threshing porch doors removed. Inserted camber-arched opening to lower storey in right gable; pointed arched opening to upper storey in each gable end. Plain eaves with flush board fascia added; coped gables with kneelers. Interior: 2 oak kingpost trusses on brackets (1).


<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 57164 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

<2> Department for the Environment, Various, Provisional List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /14/1A 1964 (Report). SCH2744.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 57164.
  • <2> Report: Department for the Environment. Various. Provisional List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. N/A. /14/1A 1964.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 504 736 (15m by 17m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ57SW
Civil Parish ALVANLEY, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County ALVANLEY, FRODSHAM, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Apr 19 2010 12:41PM