The Bishop's Barn, Wells

The Bishop's Barn
Location within Somerset
General information
Location	Wells, Somerset
Address	Silver Street
Coordinates	51°12′21″N 2°38′37″W / 51.2059°N 2.6435°W
Completed	15th century

The Bishop's Barn in Silver Street, Wells, Somerset, England, was built as a tithe barn in the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building,^[1] and scheduled as an ancient monument.^[2]

It was built of local stone roughly squared, with Doulting ashlar dressings and a Westmorland slate roof.^[1]

Royalist troops were quartered in the barn during the Bloody Assizes.^[3]

During the 1970s the barn was used as a music venue, and hosted bands such as Supertramp, Status Quo and Slade, with audiences of up to 1,500.^[4] It is now managed by the Wells Recreation Ground Trust.^[5]

References

1. "The Bishop's Barn". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
2. "Bishop's tithe barn". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
3. Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. p. 221. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
4. "‘The Who, Supertramp and Status Quo all played at the Bishop’s Barn in Wells’". Wells Journal. October 24, 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
5. "Wells residents given chance to join Bishop's Barn and Rec trust". Wells Journal. July 1, 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.