The old Tythe Barn, Somersham
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The photograph on this page of The old Tythe Barn, Somersham by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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The old Tythe Barn, Somersham
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 21 Mar 2020
I apologise for the photograph quality but it was unavoidably taken against direct sunlight. On the side of the barn, which used to be thatched are three long poles with hooks which are to tear the thatch from the roof in the event of a fire. "The Old Tithe Barn, a timber framed double aisled barn with weather boarded frontage and plain tile roof, dominates the street scene in the western end of the High Street. It was built around 1600 when the Bishop of Ely exchanged the manor and soke of Somersham for Crown properties. Once thatched, it still has the hooks on the exterior for removing the reed should it be in flames, despite it now being tiled. A closer look of one of the hooks can be seen here https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6420163
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Image Location
Latitude
52.382713
Longitude
-0.003837