added image with view over the barn+farm from Tory← Previous revisionRevision as of 18:39, 28 October 2026 Line 39: Line 39: ==Features== ==Features== [[File:bradford on avon tithe barn arp.jpg|thumb|The interior]] [[File:bradford on avon tithe barn arp.jpg|thumb|The interior]] A large building, {{cvt|51|m}} long by {{cvt|9|m}} wide, the barn forms part of a range of farm buildings grouped around an open rectangular yard. There are two large porches on the northern side to allow entry for loaded carts. Opposite them are smaller porches to allow the empty carts to leave.{{sfnp|Hughes|1985|page=13}} The apertures high above the doors, which still contain some original wood, are left unglazed to allow owls to enter in search of vermin.{{sfnp|Dobson|2006|page=14}} {{Reflist}}A large building, {{cvt|51|m}} long by {{cvt|9|m}} wide, the barn forms part of a range of farm buildings grouped around an open rectangular yard. There are two large porches on the northern side to allow entry for loaded carts. Opposite them are smaller porches to allow the empty carts to leave.{{sfnp|Hughes|1985|page=13}} The apertures high above the doors, which still contain some original wood, are left unglazed to allow owls to enter in search of vermin.{{sfnp|Dobson|2006|page=14}} An attraction for visitors is the barn's interior, with its timber [[cruck]] roof spanning 14 bays divided by A-shaped trusses supporting 100 tons of stone tiles.{{sfnp|Else|2010|page=323}} An attraction for visitors is the barn's interior, with its timber [[cruck]] roof spanning 14 bays divided by A-shaped trusses supporting 100 tons of stone tiles.{{sfnp|Else|2010|page=323}} ==Popular culture== ==Popular culture== [[File:St Mary Tory, Bradford-in-Avon.jpg|thumb|The tithe barn and the Barton Farm grounds (left, background) seen from the [[Chapel of St Mary Tory]] (foreground)]] In the 1980s, the barn was a filming location for the cult TV series ''[[Robin of Sherwood]]'', doubling as [[Nottingham Castle]]'s great hall.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/entertainment/films_and_tv/ros.shtml |title=Retrospective: Robin of Sherwood |publisher=[[BBC]] Wiltshire |date=24 September 2014 |access-date=29 March 2013}} In the 1980s, the barn was a filming location for the cult TV series ''[[Robin of Sherwood]]'', doubling as [[Nottingham Castle]]'s great hall.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/entertainment/films_and_tv/ros.shtml |title=Retrospective: Robin of Sherwood |publisher=[[BBC]] Wiltshire |date=24 September 2014 |access-date=29 March 2013}} ==References== ==References== {{Reflist}} ===Bibliography=== ===Bibliography=== *{{cite book |last=Else |first=David |title=England |year=2010 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-74220-333-1 }} *{{cite book |last=Else |first=David |title=England |year=2010 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-74220-333-1 }}