Carlisle Tithe Barn is an historic building in

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...

. It is a Grade I

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

, listed on 1 June 1949.

History and description

The

tithe barn A tithe barn was a type of barn used in much of northern Europe in the Middle Ages for storing rents and tithes. Farmers were required to give one-tenth of their produce to the established church. Tithe barns were usually associated with the ...

was built about the 1470s for Prior Gondibour, as part of the Priory of St Mary. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries the priory church was refounded as

Carlisle Cathedral Carlisle Cathedral, formally the , is a Listed building, Grade I listed Anglicanism, Anglican cathedral in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It was founded as an Augustinian priory and became a cathedral in 1133. It is a ...

; the barn was subsequently used for various purposes, including stable and dispensary."The Tithe Barn"
St Cuthbert's Church, Carlisle, Cumbria. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
''Gatehouse''. Retrieved 17 August 2020. The north side of the barn is thought to have been open originally. The south side, along Heads Lane, is a wall of sandstone thick. Internally, oak roof trusses are supported on each side by large timber posts. There were modifications in 1824, when the building was adapted for use as a dispensary. In 1875 parts of the west end, in danger of collapse, were dismantled. The building was semi-derelict before purchase and restoration by St Cuthbert's Church in 1969–71; it has since been the church hall, and venue for social events.

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{{reflist Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria Grade I listed barns in England 15th-century architecture in the United Kingdom Buildings and structures in Carlisle, Cumbria Tithe barns in Europe Buildings and structures completed in the 15th century

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