GREAT COXWELL TITHE BARN: dating back to 1292 this remarkable Mediaeval barn was described by the Arts & Crafts designer William Morris as being ‘as noble as a cathedral’. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner considered the interior to be the finest of any barn in England. When John Piper was busy ‘Recording Britain’ during the Second World War he photographed the barn and made watercolours (now in the @vamuseum ). We had similar dark clouds to him today when we stopped off on the way to visit @bagshotandi . In the Middle Ages farmers would give 10% of their crops to the Cistercian Beaulieu Abbey and this vast barn would house these tithes. It is now in the care of @nationaltrust #greatcoxwellbarn #greatcoxwell #oxfordshire #barn #architecture #vernaculararchitecture #recordingbritain (at Great Coxwell Tithe Barn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRug-I1FccU/?utm_medium=tumblr
