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Description: | The long corridor is still a timber-framed structure with infill of lathe and plaster. The end wall with the addition of external bricking is now plain plaster. On some of the timber members there is clear evidence of the carpenters mark's used in the prefabrication process. The reason for this is that most of the carpentry for the framework took place in the carpenters' yard, away from the site of construction. This meant that the framework once made had to be disassembled for transport to the site. A system was therefore needed to ensure that the reassembled frame had all its parts in the right place. The main system used was modified Roman numerals, carved onto each member, to show where it came in the sequence of timbers and a tag to show which frame it belong to. | Subjects: | Country Estates | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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