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The Priory barn was built in 1541 by James Needham, the King's carpenter. The barn is 100 feet long and 40 feet wide with nine bays on each side. Local oak cut down in the winter of 1540 was used in its construction. The huge trusses which support the weight of the enormous roof are of the Queen Post type with curved braces and jowelled posts to support them. |
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The Priory itself was founded in about 1203 by Richard Argentein, a Norman knight associated with the order of warrior monks known as the Knights Templar who had their English headquarters not far away in Baldock. Wymondley Priory was an Augustinian foundation, the monks being known as Austin or Black Canons.
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