Designing Buildings: Coggeshall Abbey’s Grange barn in Essex may be the oldest surviving monastic barn in England, its timber having been dated to the twelfth century. It was substantially rebuilt in 1983–4 after years of neglect, thanks to a determined local

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Coggeshall Abbey’s Grange barn in Essex may be the oldest surviving monastic barn in England, its timber having been dated to the twelfth century. It was substantially rebuilt in 1983–4 after years of neglect, thanks to a determined local

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Coggeshall Abbeys Grange barn in Essex may be the oldest surviving monastic barn in England, its timber having been dated to the twelfth century. It was substantially rebuilt in 19834 after years of neglect, thanks to a determined local society. The roof tiles are hand-made. (Photo: Jinx Newley). Source: The meaning of tithe barns, in the Institute of Historic Building Conservations (IHBCs) Context 178, published in December 2023, written by Anthea Jones who was head of history and director of studies at Cheltenham Ladies College. Now retired, she is the author of several books on Gloucestershire history, most recently Johannes Kip: the Gloucestershire engravings. [https://ihbconline.co.uk/context/178/ https://ihbconline.co.uk/context/178/]

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Designing Buildings: Coggeshall Abbey’s Grange barn in Essex may be the oldest surviving monastic barn in England, its timber having been dated to the twelfth century. It was substantially rebuilt in 1983–4 after years of neglect, thanks to a determined local