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The Great Barn of 1425-27 at Harmondsworth, Middlesex / Edward Impey with Daniel Miles and Richard Lea.
Author
Impey, Edward
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Swindon : Historic England, 2017.
©2017
Description
vi, 89 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
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DA685.H265 I47 2017
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Subject(s)
Barns
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England
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London
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History
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Harmondsworth (London, England)
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Buildings, structures, etc
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Harmondsworth (London, England)
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History
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Harmondsworth Barn (Hillingdon, London, England)
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Historic England
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Author
Miles, D. W. H.
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Lea, Richard (Of Historic England)
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Summary note
"The gigantic barns built by the major landowners of medieval England are among our most important historic monuments. Impressive structurally and architecturally, they have much to tell us about the technology of the time and its development, and are buildings of great and simple beauty. But, unlike houses, castles and churches, barns were centers of production, where grain crops were stored and threshed, and allow us to glimpse a very different side of medieval life - the ceaseless round of the farming year on which the lives of rich and poor depended. The Great Barn at Harmondsworth, built in 1425-27 for Winchester College, rescued and restored by English Heritage and Historic England in the last decade, is one of the most impressive and interesting of them all. Prefaced by an exploration of the ancient estate to which it belonged and of its precursor buildings, this book explores why, how and when the barn was built, the ingenuity and oddities of its construction, and the trades, materials and people involved. Aided by an exceptionally full series of medieval accounts, it then examines the way the barn was actually used, and the equipment, personnel, processes and accounting procedures involved - specifically relating to Harmondsworth, but largely common to all great barns. Finally, it covers its later history, uses and ownership, and the development of scholarly and antiquarian interest in this remarkable building."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-84) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Wykeham's purchase
Building the Great Barn
Description, structural history and significance
Using the Great Barn
The Great Barn and its peers
The barn and its environs, 1427-1543
The barn and its environs, 1543-1987
The National Heritage Collection
Antiquarian interest, architectural legacy and early conservation interest.
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ISBN
9781848023710 ((paperback))
1848023715 ((paperback))
LCCN
2017415423
OCLC
987584489
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