Wanborough Great Barn in Snow 2009
Wanborough Great Barn, Near Guildford, Surrey
Wanborough Great Barn dates from 1388 and was built by the Cistercian monks from Waverley Abbey.
A dendro-chronlogical examination in 1997 show the trees used to build the original earliest parts of barn were felled or shortly after AD 1388. Wanborough Manor Great Barn: An archaeological analysis of the structure, Peter Gray (Lingfield), June 1997. Further alterations used timber felled in autumn 1705.
The barn contains two Ocagonal posts which re-used timber from another building. These have been between AD1309 and 1354. Speculation suggests that these may have come from Waverley Abbey or Farnham Castle.
References
- Wanborough Manor Great Barn: An archaeological analysis of the structure, Peter Gray (Lingfield), June 1997
- Surrey Domestic Buildings Research Group report J M Harding and V Houghton, March 1974.
2011 Opening days
Visitors are very welcome to visit the Great Barn between 2pm and 5pm on the following days during 2010.
Admission Charge: Free. Donations welcome.
The church is also open and is about 50 metres further up the lane.
- Saturday 16th April 2011 2pm - 5pm
- Saturday 14th May 2011 2pm - 5pm
- Saturday 4th June 2011 2pm - 5pm
- Sunday 19th June 2011 2pm - 5pm with teas
- Saturday 2nd July 2011 2pm - 5pm
- Sunday 17th July 2011 2pm - 5pm with teas
- Saturday 6th August 2011 2pm - 5pm
Heritage weekend
The barn is also open for the Guildford Heritage Weekend held over a weekend in mid September each year.
* HERITAGE WEEKEND Fri/Sat/Sun 9th/10th/11th September 2011 10am - 5pm daily
Hire
For private events or group visits, please contact Guildford Museum on 01483 444751
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