Tythe Barn Parlour

There are still a few more finishing touches to complete the Tythe Barn Parlour but this photo gives a good idea of how wonderful it’s going to look. There is plenty of space for comfortable seating and at the far end of the room there is a cosy wood burning stove.
This area will be used mainly for reception drinks, chatting and mingling. It could be called a reception room or lounge but with the word ‘parlour’ having an association with monasteries and the Tythe Barn once being run by the monastic estate of Bath Abbey “parlour’ seems very appropriate. In medieval times monks used to have a chamber set aside where visitors could congregate and this was known as the parlour.,
The term ‘parlour’ originally came from the old Middle English word ‘parlur’ which was derived from the French ‘parler’ meaning to talk. More recently  ‘parlour’ has been defined as “a room where people can sit and talk and relax” – and the Tythe Barn Parlour is that and much more…..