Sextry Barn, Ely

Sextry Barn
Sextry Barn
	Sextry Barn Ely Transverse Section Willis 1843
General information
Town or city	Ely
Country	England
Coordinates	52°23′55″N 0°15′32″E / 52.3985°N 0.259°ECoordinates: 52°23′55″N 0°15′32″E / 52.3985°N 0.259°E
Completed	13th century
Demolished	1842
Technical details
Size	209ft (interior length)

The Sextry Barn was a 13th-century tithe barn in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. It was one of the largest medieval barns in Europe,^[1] and was demolished in 1842.^[2] It was used to store the corn tithes due to Ely Cathedral,^[3] and took its name from the sacrist of the monastery who was in charge of it.^[4]

The barn lay to the west of St Mary's Church,^[3] and adjacent to Oliver Cromwell's House.^[5] 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.^[2]

References[]

^ Rouse, Michael (2018). "Parsons, Thomas". A-Z of Ely. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445683454.
^ ^a ^b 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
^ ^a ^b T D Atkinson, Ethel M Hampson, E T Long, C A F Meekings, Edward Miller, H B Wells and 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.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^ "Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record CB15654". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
^ 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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[1] Rouse, Michael (2018). "Parsons, Thomas". A-Z of Ely. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445683454.

[Willis-2] 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

[Vic-3] T D Atkinson, Ethel M Hampson, E T Long, C A F Meekings, Edward Miller, H B Wells and 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.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[4] "Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record CB15654". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-14.

[5] 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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