Sextry_Barn,_Ely

Sextry Barn, Ely

Sextry Barn, Ely

Building in Ely, England

The Sextry Barn was a 13th-century tithe barn in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. It was one of the largest medieval barns in Europe,[1] and was demolished in 1842.[2] It was used to store the corn tithes due to Ely Cathedral,[3] and took its name from the sacrist of the monastery who was in charge of it.[4]

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The barn lay to the west of St Mary's Church,[3] and adjacent to Oliver Cromwell's House.[5] It was about 209 ft (64 m) in length internally with masonry walls approximately 4 ft (1.2 m) thick. The roof was supported by a double range of oak piers separating it into central and side aisles.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Rouse, Michael (2018). "Parsons, Thomas". A-Z of Ely. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-8345-4.
  2. [2]
    Willis, R. (1843), A description of the Sextry Barn at Ely, lately demolished (PDF), J. & J.J. Deighton, and T. Stevenson; And John W. Parker, London
  3. [3]
    T D Atkinson; Ethel M Hampson; E T Long; C A F Meekings; Edward Miller; H B Wells; G M G Woodgate (2002). "City of Ely: The middle ages". A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 4, City of Ely; Ely, N. and S. Witchford and Wisbech Hundreds.
  4. [4]
    "Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record CB15654". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. [5]
    Carlyle, Thomas Oliver (1870). "Letter II. To Mrs. St John: Ely, 13 Oct. 1638". Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: With Elucidations. Chapman and Hall.


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