St John the Baptist, Needham Market, Suffolk: the unique hammer-beam roof shaped like the hull of a ship
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Needham market |
Subject Date | 1400 |
Image Date | 1950 |
View | Interior |
Style | Gothic |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/CHU/719 (ES1886) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Churches ; Timber construction ; Roofs ; Restoration |
NOTES: The roof was hidden by a barrel-vaulted plaster ceiling until it was uncovered during restoration in 1880. The angels on the hammer-beams were added in 1892.
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