Cressing Temple Wheat Barn

The Wheat Barn at Cressing Temple in Essex was built about fifty years after the Barley barn from trees felled between 1257 and 1280. It has been less altered than the Barley Barn and still shows clearly the original structure of long passing shores.

Oak trees do not normally grow such long straight limbs and this is clear evidence of managed oak woodland with the trees being pollarded to produce long, straight, quick growing limbs above the poll.

The barn houses an exhibition about timber framing. It has a viewing gallery so that you can get up close to the roof trusses.