Francie stoutamire photography stirling castle great hall.
Hammer beam roof stirling.
Basically it s a truss system.
Hammerbeam roof in architecture is the name given to a gothic open timber roof.
In place of a normal tie beam spanning the entire width of the roof short beams the hammer beams are supported by curved braces from the wall and hammer posts or arch braces are built on top to support the rafters and typically a collar beam.
A hammerbeam roof is a roof that has short horizontal beams attached to the main rafters in a ceiling.
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A truly palatial home.
Hammer beam roof stirling castle.
View of wooden roof trusses in the great hall stirling castle perthshire scotland st agnus church cawston norfolk.
16th century scotland comes to life for the anderson family at stirling castle the great hall where edward iv entertained 2 000 people at christmas 1482 has been open for many years enabling a comparatively few visitors to see the third largest hammerbeam roof in england.
A hammerbeam roof allows a span greater than the length of any individual piece of timber.
The hammerbeam truss exerts considerable thrust on the walls or posts that support it.
The restored new hammerbeam roof in the great hall at stirling castle.
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In place of a normal tie beam spanning the entire width of the roof short beams the hammer beams are supported by curved braces from the wall and hammer posts or arch braces are built on top to support the rafters and typically a collar beam.
A hammerbeam structure can also be regarded as a simple form of truss.
A truss system is a combination of beams braces and rafters.
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