Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
2375
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
07/05/1952
Date of Amendment
10/11/2005
Name of Property
The Tithe Barn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Abergavenny
Town
Abergavenny
Locality
Abergavenny
Easting
330051
Northing
214110
Street Side
SE
Location
Part of the group of historic buildings near the parish church of St. Mary's in a street branching off the main commercial centre of Abergavenny.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
Late medieval, probably C16, with a major refurbishment to the fabric in 2003-4. At resurvey (March 2005) it was awaiting conversion into a community mixed purpose hall.
Exterior
Small random rubble walling, wholly limewashed, natural slate roof renewed in 2003-4. Large rectangular barn with gable end to Monk Street. This gable has a large modern opening with plank doors, circular window above. The long walls are extremely out of true. The one facing the church has three barn doorways with oak lintels and plank doors. The eaves have four lines of pigeon holes with perching ledges and four circular windows. Roof hipped over all. The other long wall has a central barn doorway and six other openings of varying sizes. The rear gable wall has more lines of pigeon holes and a central circular window.
Interior
The interior is in the process of being converted into a multi-purpose hall, with a modern first floor inserted into part of it. Ten bay tie beam and queen strut roof which has been considerably repaired. This has three tiers of through purlins, ridge piece and close set secondary rafters.
Reason for designation
Included in a higher grade for its exceptional interest as a late medieval barn with well preserved external character, which forms a prominent part in the group of historic buildings around the Church of St. Mary.
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