Leigh Court Barn, Nr. Worcester

Leigh Court barn is all that survives of the manor of Leigh Court, which belonged in the Middle Ages to the monks of Pershore. The barn has survived largely unaltered for almost 700 years.

With the closure of the abbey in 1540 the farm passed into lay hands. Until relatively recently the need for large barns for storing and threshing grain remained unchanged.

The barn is 43 metres long, 11 metres wide and 9 metres high. It has pairs of doors on opposite sides, with the threshing floor between them; the floor is made of flagstones.

Inside, 9 pairs of curved timbers like enormous ribs support the main structure. This cruck construction was adopted early in the 14th century, and Leigh Court Barn is the largest and one of the oldest surviving cruck barns in Britain. The shape of each cruck is determined by the oak tree from which it was sawn.

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