Tithe Barn in Upminster, which is one of the largest thatched barns in Britain at 44m (144.4ft) long, is having its roof re-thatched. The structure was identified as being at risk and added to the ...

The barn reckons to be London's oldest thatched building. It was constructed around 1450 as part of the Augustinian Waltham Abbey estate. Its original purpose was to store tithes — farm produce ...