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.

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