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St John the Baptist, Needham Market, Suffolk: the unique hammer-beam roof shaped like the hull of a ship

RIBA Ref No RIBA6839
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityNeedham market
Subject Date1400
Image Date1950
ViewInterior
StyleGothic
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/CHU/719 (ES1886)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectChurches ; 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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