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Schools and other groups are most welcome by arrangement
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Site Contact Details
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Please contact: Ian Whaley
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Email: ean23@btopenworld.com
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Tel: 01708 500600
Location
Hall Lane, Upminster RM14 1AU, UK
Site Summary
- The Upminster Tithe Barn holds 14,500 domestic and agricultural artefacts dating from Roman times to the present day
- The thatched building the museum is located in dates from the 15th century
Site History
The Barn dates from 1450 and was part of an estate that supported the Abbey of Waltham. The Abbott’s hunting lodge next door was later converted into a private house and is now home to Upminster Golf Club.
Despite being known as the ‘Tithe Barn’, there is no evidence to suggest it was ever used for the collection of tithes .
The Tithe Barn stands 18 metres wide by 12 metres high and 45 metres long.
It wasn’t until 1976 that the Barn was refurbished and then opened as an agricultural museum
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