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2. Hammerbeam roof - Wikipedia

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   A hammer-beam is a form of timber roof truss, allowing a hammerbeam roof to span greater than the length of any individual piece of timber.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.

3. Timber roof truss - Wikipedia

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   The hammerbeam roof was the culmination of the development of the arch-braced truss, allowing greater spaces to be spanned. The hammerbeam roof of Westminster Hall in London, designed by Hugh Herland and installed between 1395 and 1399, was the largest timber-roofed space in medieval Europe, spanning a distance of just over 20 metres (66 ft ...

4. Westminster Hall - Wikipedia

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   The fabric of the hall is particularly notable for its hammerbeam roof, a form typical of English Gothic architecture which uses horizontal trusses to span large distances. The roof was commissioned for Richard II in 1393 and built by the royal carpenter, Hugh Herland. [2]

5. Whitestaunton Manor - Wikipedia

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   During restoration work, between 2000 and 2011, a Hammerbeam roof was discovered above a Georgian ceiling. [8] The roof dated from 1446 to 1478. [9] It had been damaged by Death watch beetle. [10] The work received an award for the work from the Wood Awards in 2008. [11] Wooden panelling had also been damaged by Death watch and Common furniture ...

6. Great Hall of the University of Sydney - Wikipedia

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   A feature of the Great Hall is the sloped roof, built in hammerbeam style to resemble that of Westminster Hall in London. [3] The arched design of the roof is supported by six collar cedar beams, and is architecturally reminiscent of such British interiors as those of Stirling Castle , Hampton Court and Etham Castle, all equally typical of ...

7. Here's what to know about Chase Field's roof for the World ...

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   The retractable roof is made up of more than nine million pounds of steel and was first opened after the stadium's construction finished in 1998. The DBacks have played their entire 25-year-long ...