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Description: | The hall is timber-framed construction. It is 8.5 meters wide by 17.7 meters long. Built in six complete bays open to the vast arched roof. Each of the arch-braced roof trusses is cut from a naturally curved oak limb, the grain following the shape of the arch. The roof is unusual in that it has no tie beams across the hall to detract from the great sweep of the arches. There is no chimney but a louver turret in the roof let out smoke from a central hearth.In 1848 Denzil Ibbetson, a railway engineer undertook urgent repairs throughout the Old Hall. His repairs of the roof included replacing the wood corbels beneath the roof arches with cast iron mouldings. | Subjects: | Country Estates | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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