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Description: | Renovation work carried out on the Great Hall roof in the 1960s showed that the Louvre had become unsafe, therefore it was necessary to remove it. Rather than lose it completely the remains were reassembled in the Louvre Room, where it can still be seen.The Louvre is a lantern like structure which was designed to allow smoke to escape from the central hearth in the Great Hall. The framework was covered with sloping slats, which were controlled from the ground on the same principle as a Venetian blind. This way smoke could be removed but rain and snow were kept outside. | Subjects: | Country Estates | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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