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.
2010 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 17th April 2010 2pm - 5pm
- Saturday 8th May 2010 2pm - 5pm
- Sunday 20th June 2010 2pm - 5pm with teas
- Saturday 3rd July 2010 2pm - 5pm
- Sunday 18th July 2010 2pm - 5pm with teas
- Saturday 7th August 2010 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 10th/11th/12th September 2010 10am - 5pm daily
Hire
For private events or group visits, please contact Guildford Museum on 01483 444750
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