Sextry Barn, Ely
The Sextry Barn was a 13th-century tithe barn in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. It was one of the largest medieval barns in Europe, and was demolished in 1842. It was used to store the corn tithes due to Ely Cathedral, and took its name from the sacrist of the monastery who was in charge of it.
The barn lay to the west of St Mary's Church, and adjacent to Oliver Cromwell's House. It was about 209 ft (64 m) in length internally with masonry walls approximately 4 ft (1.2 m) thick. The roof was supported by a double range of oak piers separating it into central and side aisles.
References
- ^ Rouse, Michael (2018). "Parsons, Thomas". A-Z of Ely. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-8345-4.
- ^ Willis, R. (1843), A description of the Sextry Barn at Ely, lately demolished (PDF), J. & J.J. Deighton, and T. Stevenson; And John W. Parker, London
- ^ T D Atkinson; Ethel M Hampson; E T Long; C A F Meekings; Edward Miller; H B Wells; G M G Woodgate (2002). "City of Ely: The middle ages". A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 4, City of Ely; Ely, N. and S. Witchford and Wisbech Hundreds.
- ^ "Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record CB15654". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ Carlyle, Thomas Oliver (1870). "Letter II. To Mrs. St John: Ely, 13 Oct. 1638". Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: With Elucidations. Chapman and Hall.
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