Hammerbeam Roof Hampton Court

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.

Hammerbeam roof hampton court.

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. We would like to reassure our customers that we are observing government advice on covid 19 and adhering to. There are also numerous examples of smaller dimensions in churches throughout england particularly in the eastern counties. A hammerbeam roof is a roof that has short horizontal beams attached to the main rafters in a ceiling.

Historic royal palaces five local community groups are working with professional musicians and singers from. The great hall of hampton court palace is the only surviving hall built by henry viii. Basically it s a truss system. 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.

Our printing service continues to operate as usual with framed and unframed prints available for delivery in normal timescales. Other important examples of hammerbeam roofs exist over the halls of hampton court and eltham palaces and burghley house near stamford. Henry was attracted by tales of their chivalric deeds and modelled himself and his palace on them. Hammer beam roof of the great hall.

The hall with its fine 19c painted hammerbeam roof a now redundant catholic seminary. 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 hammerbeam roof as you look up at the roof consider the great skill of the craftsmen who made it. Other important examples of hammerbeam roofs exist over the halls of hampton court and eltham palaces and burghley house near stamford.

Hampton court palace richmond upon thames london. A truss system is a combination of beams braces and rafters.