
Welcome!
Welcome to the Nailsea Tithe Barn
website. This site is very much a work in progress,
developing as the restoration project develops. This
site is an educational resource, containing information
about the Barn itself but also about Nailsea, its
history and the people that helped make it. We will also
use it to update you about the project, display plans
and ideas etc. and to invite your responses to them.
The projected costs for the refurbishment of the Barn
are around £1 million. The Lottery Heritage Fund has
made a substantial grant toward the cost of this.
Nailsea Town Council is selling Church House in Silver
Street, with the proceeds of the sale contributing to
both the refurbishment and the creation of new offices
at the Tithe Barn. The balance of the money needed for
the refurbishment will come from local fundraising. Our
Sponsor a Beam scheme has been particularly successful,
with lots of local individuals and organisations
sponsoring a beam and in the process contributing
valuable money to the fund.
Click here for more details
Not Just about the
building....
This project is not just about the fabric of the
building. Nailsea Tithe Barn Trust are launching on oral
history project to capture, in both audio and visual
formats, the memories of the many local people who
attended the Tithe Barn during its history as a school.
To this end they have organised a free, introductory
course to oral history for people who would be
interested in being a part of this exciting new venture.
You can also view a short on-line video of local people
talking about their time at the Tithe Barn when it was
the local school. Click here to view
the video.
Your feedback matters...
Please let us know what you think of the site. If you
have any memories, stories or information that you think
would be interesting or helpful to the project please
let us know.
More.....
For further information please contact us....
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