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Edinburgh Castle's great hall is like this. Though the story we were told by the guide was that it was built by shipwrights (who were the most skilled timber cr
by makmanalp 9y ago
Edinburgh Castle's great hall is like this. Though the story we were told by the guide was that it was built by shipwrights (who were the most skilled timber craftsmen in that day), and so they basically built an upside down boat frame for the ceiling. But seeing that other building makes me doubt this story!
https://www.edinburghcastle.gov.uk/discover/highlights/the-great-hall https://www.edinburghcastle.gov.uk/discover/highlights/the-g...
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1276&bih=636&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=edinburgh+castle+great+hall+ceiling&oq=edinburgh+castle+great+hall+ceiling&gs_l=psy-ab.3...807.807.0.946.1.1.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..1.0.0.8XUXvBRNqE0 https://www.google.com/search?biw=1276&bih=636&tbm=isch&sa=1...
- Isamu 9y agoHammerbeam truss or roof, is the search term. There are some lovely examples. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerbeam_roof https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerbeam_roof I am thinking the Hammerbeam design was a later development of what we see in the tithe barn designs.
- wavefunction 9y agoIt's like the flying buttress before it was taken and turned inside out so that cathedrals could be built of stone. Very interesting, thanks!
- cpr 9y agoNo, it's true that shipwrights were often involved in early timber framed building--there's a reason the "nave" of a church is called that.