Tithe Barn at Manor Farm

The Tithe Barn at Manor Farm is a 14th-century structure associated with Lacock Abbey. It is built from rubble limestone and topped with a stone slate roof. The barn is oriented roughly north-south, featuring a main entrance on the west side and a projecting wing to the east.

The exterior includes large timber doors on the western side, set in a square opening that is centrally located along the elevation, which is otherwise plain and lacks additional openings beneath the tall stone slate roof. The southern gable end, angled northwest-southeast, has an arched opening at ground floor level that has been blocked, along with three rectangular ventilation openings above a drip course, topped with a moulded stone at the apex. Both the south gable and west wall rest on plinths made of dressed limestone blocks. The northern end, which connects to an adjacent lock-up, features a square opening with a timber door at the upper level of the gable. The east wing has another set of large timber doors, along with smaller doors in the north and south walls, the northern door having a pointed arch.

Inside, the barn is divided into eight bays by a roof structure of raised cruck trusses with arch-braced collars, supported on dressed stone blocks. Each pitch has two purlins, with windbraces connecting the lower purlins to the wallplates. The east wing contains two raised cruck trusses with arch-braced collars and windbraces, along with one purlin for each pitch. Iron rods are present at tie-beam level in the wing. Some timbers display carpenter's marks and apotropaic protection symbols. The barn's floor is made of beaten earth.