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Description: | The roof of the Kitchen has another louver; this one is thought to be a 19th Century restoration. Although the fires have got their own chimneys the kitchen would still get very steamy and smoky the louver provided ventilation. Flaps on each side of the louver could be opened and closed depending on the direction and strength of the wind to encourage the fumes out of the kitchenThe roof structure is an interesting design. It is not elaborate like the roof of the Great Hall, as the kitchens function was to produce food, not to impress. P.G. Lindley's book describes the roof in great detail, in his paper: Structure, sequence and status: the architectural history of Gainsborough Old Hall to C1600. With elaborate, symmetrically disposed wind-bracing in the central bays. The south side of the roof resembles a hammer beam construction, with the lower arch-brace jointed to a pseudo-hammer-truss, supported on massive north/south tie-beam. On the north side, the roof is of simpler form with the lower arch-brace jointed to a wall-post supported on the tie-beam. | Subjects: | Country Estates | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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