Saint Mary the Virgin, Bury, UK

Saint Mary the Virgin, Bury, UK, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

The glory of the double hammer beam roof looking beyond Giles Gilbert Scott's iron screen towards the west end rose window.

A HOME FOR THE WORKERS

There is a place which is a transient space. Up top of the scaffolding floats like a crows nest a home to the workers on the dome of the mosque. .... continued

Chapter House Leadwork York Minster UK

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Lead Craftsmanship

Here are some of the tools of the trade - for lead sheet work that is.

From top left we have a drum mallet, bossing mallet (egg shaped), chase wedge, snips, seaming pliers, drum mallet (rubber), bending stick, setting-in-stick and flat dresser.

This image was taken at the Heritage Skills Weekend at Fountain's Abbey, Yorkshire.

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Kings Manor continued...

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If you look at yesterday's post you can see the vaulting to the Chapter House at York Minster - the above photo is taken in the roof space directly above the vaulting. It is an incredible maze of medieval timbers which after a little careful study reveal an intelligent use of design to transfer the weight of the leaded roof to the octagonal side walls.

There is more information about the Chapter House and a larger photograph of the vaulting at my photoblog site here There are more events organised by the SPAB Yorkshire Regional Group including visits to Kirkstall Abbey in May, Nostell Priory and Knedlington Old Hall in June, and Darnall Crucible Shops in September.

SPAB website is here Conservation Courses at University of York Kings Manor You can view all of my images of York Minster here You can view all of my images of York here

Roof

I love roof's. The abundance and variety of roofing materials with their different textures, aesthetic and required skills; provides our cityscape's with a rich visual and unique appeal. Roofing material's and skills are often underestimated, and I've often seen major refurbishments of beautiful buildings taking place without any consideration of the roof.

As you can see from some of my photo's above, the roof just isn't a functional piece of construction. It is a vibrant part of the whole architectural experience with a wonderful synergy between material and form.

Here's a whole raft of my roofing shots

Roofing Sale

Latest sale is of a traditional tiled roof and leaded sweeping valley on a building next to Lendal Bridge York UK. Sold for educational use.

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ARCHIPEDIA - F is for....

Lead decorative finial on Alfred Waterhouse s Gonville and Caius College building Trinity Street built in 1868 Cambridge Cambridgeshire UK

FINIAL - Decorative end flourish to a ridge gable, conical roof or cupola.

More images of finials....

Chimney Parade 2

Bold terracotta chimney pot with Dennis Ruabon imprinted

Chimney pots in Blackburn Lancashire UK

Chimney Pots in Conwy, Wales, Great Britain

Chimney detail from a Georgian building on St Marys Street Stamford

Detail from a Victorian Building adjacent to York Railway Station

Derelict mill in the picturesque surroundings of Cheesden Valley Rochdale Lancashire UK

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Chimney Parade

Chimneyfest at Stonegate York UK

The classical order influencing chimney pot manufacture in Woodstock Oxfordshire

Chimney pots on a Georgian house in Liverpool UK

Medieval wood burning chimneys Ca Dario Venice, Italy

Traditional gable detail in Beverley East Riding showing a brick tumbled gable, UK

Exquisite set of barley twist and diaper brick patterned chimneys with the Romanesque tower behind at Bury St Edmunds Suffolk East Anglia UK

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