Hammerbeam Roof Hampton Court

Other important examples of hammerbeam roofs exist over the halls of hampton court and eltham palaces and burghley house near stamford.

Hammerbeam roof hampton court.

The hammerbeam roof as you look up at the roof consider the great skill of the craftsmen who made it. Hampton court palace richmond upon thames london. There are also numerous examples of smaller dimensions in churches throughout england particularly in the eastern counties. Working with 100 local adults all of whom are involved in the creative process the piece is performed twice in the great hall on sat 14 november 2015 under its famous hammerbeam roof.

A truss system is a combination of beams braces and rafters. Hammerbeam roof and stained glass windows great hall hampton court palace east molesey surrey england great britain united kingdom uk europe a now redundant catholic seminary. A hammerbeam roof is a roof that has short horizontal beams attached to the main rafters in a ceiling. Other important examples of hammerbeam roofs exist over the halls of hampton court and eltham palaces and burghley house near stamford.

Basically it s a truss system. If that is the case i would like to add a reference to st andrews church in shifnal as it has a fine elizabethan double hammerbeam roof over the chancel and would be more accessible to people living in the midlands than any of the other referenced sites in london and the south east of england. The great hall of hampton court palace is the only surviving hall built by henry viii. Henry was attracted by tales of their chivalric deeds and modelled himself and his palace on them.

Hammer beam roof of the great hall. Our printing service continues to operate as usual with framed and unframed prints available for delivery in normal timescales. Historic royal palaces five local community groups are working with professional musicians and singers from. Henry viii chose the nostalgic hammerbeam style to evoke the great halls of his medieval predecessors.

Under the hammerbeam roof is an exciting new opera written for the sing 500 celebrations that mark the anniversary of the building of hampton court palace in 1515. Timber framing timber roof truss winchester english gothic architecture hampton court palace eltham palace palace of westminster middle temple stirling castle 1992 windsor castle fire rafter beam structure winchester cathedral the pilgrims school arch burghley house stamford lincolnshire spandrel historic scotland perthshire james iv of scotland.