Talk: The story of our barn: medieval to modern

Name: Talk: The story of our barn: medieval to modern
Start: 2026-03-27T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Winterbourne Medieval Barn, BS36 1SE Bristol, United Kingdom

Schedule

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Winterbourne Medieval Barn, BS36 1SE Bristol, United Kingdom | Stoke Gifford, EN

Join our Community Events Coordinator, Ceara, to find out about the turbulent 1400s and what was happening in England, and to the people here, as The Barn was being built.
Hear the fascinating story of how this historic site was almost lost, how and why it was saved, and how it is used today.
Who was Thomas De Bradeston and why did he build Winterbourne Medieval Barn?
How was it built? Why was it so important then and now?
What are the links between The Barn and St. Michael's Church?
Come and find out the answers to these questions and more at this talk about the history of this amazing heritage site: from medieval to modern!
Includes a talk on the history of The Barn (past & present), interesting features pointed out and discussed plus plenty of time for questions with our friendly volunteers.
There will also be the opportunity to view some of the original 14th century wooden truss that has just been removed as part of the recent repair work to one of the most important surviving medieval roof structures in the country. There will be time to on arrival and in-between talks to read more about this major conservation project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with additional support from the Garfield Weston Foundation.
After the talk at The Barn you will be taken over to the 12th Century St Michael's church next door to see some of the amazing features there and further discuss the links between The Church, The Barn and Sir Thomas.
About your speaker:
Ceara has been a member of the team here at The Barn for 4 years. As a local resident she has grown up loving this beautiful site and had attended many events here before she was in charge of planning them! Since joining as the Community Events Coordinator Ceara has become even more interested in the history of our unique heritage site and, after answering many questions about The Barn from the public, has complied this presentation, with input from many of our longest standing volunteers, to help share it's story.
Book early and save with our early bird ticket prices. Available for all ticket types booked 2 weeks or more in advance of the event.
Parking for this event will be provided at The Barn. Parking is limited and must be pre-booked, so please advise at the time of booking if you need to a parking space.
We ask for audience to arrange car shares where possible to help reduce the number of cars on site.
If you need a specific parking space (eg. wheelchair accessible) or any accessible seating for the performance then please complete the relevant section at the time of booking.
Please follow the instructions provided in the pre-event email (sent up to 24 hours before the event) and parking stewards on the day to ensure we can fit as many people as possible safely in the designated parking areas.
Please do not park along church lane as this obstructs the road for other users and emergency vehicles. Please do not park anywhere other than designated Barn car parks for this event. We cannot control when other car parks are locked and may not be able to assist if you car is parked elsewhere.
There is plenty of bicycle parking at The Barn for those arriving on two wheels and space for drop off / collection if you would like to arrange this.
The Barn’s pop-up bar will be open for this event serving a small selection of drinks and snacks. Cash and card payments are accepted.
The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for WMBT and to support conservation, management, maintenance and improvement of the WMBT site.
If you wish to avoid the online booking fee then please contact the office to arrange a time to come and book in person.