Boxley Abbey Barn

Boxley Abbey Barn
Location within Kent
General information
Town or city Boxley
Country England
Coordinates 51°17′59″N 0°31′25″E / 51.299679°N 0.523554°E / 51.299679; 0.523554
Completed Late 13th or early 14th century

Boxley Abbey Barn is a large medieval barn in Boxley, Kent. It is a remnant of the buildings of the mostly demolished Boxley Abbey.

The barn is 186 feet (57 m) long, aligned with its long axis roughly east-west, and was built in the late 13th or early 14th century. It is constructed of local ragstone with two storeys and a plan tiled gable roof. Irregularly sized and placed windows and doors punctuate each of its façades. The building was used by the Abbey as its Hospitium and later as a tithe barn.[1]

Boxley Abbey Barn is a Grade I listed building and is on the English Heritage Heritage at Risk Register.[2] The barn is included as part of the Scheduled Monument which covers the site of Boxley Abbey.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Barn at Boxley Abbey (1086229)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Heritage At Risk Register 2010: South East". English Heritage. 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Cistercian Abbey at Boxley (1012264)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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