The Chapel was built to house and thresh the barley. The great wagons would have come rolling in through the open doors, The straw was used for thatching, but the barn itself was probably always roofed with stone.


The barn was given to the Catholic community of Carterton in 1940; until then Mass had been celebrated in a chapel in a private garden. The barn was converted into a Church, with a large hall attached to it for the use of the community.


The simple shape of the great barn, with its stone walls and roof, is still there to remind us of its origin.