The Tithe Barn, Abergavenny

The Tithe Barn
Type	Barn
Location	Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Coordinates	51°49′16″N 3°00′58″W / 51.8212°N 3.0162°W / 51.8212; -3.0162
Built	C.16th century
Governing body	Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	The Tithe Barn
Designated	7 May 1952
Reference no.	2375
Location of The Tithe Barn in Monmouthshire

The Tithe Barn, Monk Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire is a tithe barn of late medieval origins which forms part of a group of historic buildings in the centre of the town. It is a Grade II* listed building.

The barn is of late-medieval origin, with a likely construction date in the 16th century.^[1] The building was constructed for the storage of tithes payable to the church authorities of the Priory Church of St Mary.^[2] Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, the barn was used for a variety of functions, including a theatre in the 17th century and a discotheque in the 20th century.^[2] By 2002, the barn was in a state of considerable dilapidation and was again taken into the ownership of the Priory Church, which following a major reconstruction,^[1] operates an exhibition space in the building.^[2]

The barn is constructed of whitewashed sandstone rubble, with walls that are now significantly out of true.^[1] The architectural historian John Newman describes their present appearance as "waveringly deformed, but originally must have been quite a showpiece."^[3] The barn is of seven bays, and the original three cart-entrances have been blocked.^[3] The eaves of the roof have lines of pigeon-holes with perching ledges.^[1]

• Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.