Tithe Barn near Hurley

A watercolour by Hussey from 1940 depicts a close view of one end of a medieval tithe barn situated near the village of Hurley, featuring large double doors flanked by buttresses and narrow lancet windows to the right. This work is part of the 'Recording Britain' collection, a wartime initiative launched in 1940 by the Committee for the Employment of Artists in Wartime to document Britain’s home front, funded by the Pilgrim Trust and overseen by Sir Kenneth Clark. The scheme aimed to capture a sense of national identity through topographical scenes, including buildings, landscapes, and rural industries, while addressing concerns about potential bomb damage, landscape changes, and the survival of traditional art forms during wartime. The collection primarily focused on English subjects, excluding Northern Ireland and covering only a limited number of Welsh counties, with a separate program for Scotland.