Timber Framed Buildings

Mini Planet: Little Moreton Hall Cheshire UK, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

In line with my recent post on the material WOOD. Check out my Timber Framed Buildings set on flickr.

Timber framed buildings are one of the most articulate and honest expressions of architecture, especially in the UK.

Wood

Organ staircase Saint Mary's Studley Royal, Yorkshire UK, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Wood in all its forms, sizes and shapes is a remarkably versatile material often used to trim, decorate elaborate and support the architectural form.

I've seen many examples of timber outlasting stone. On some of the timber framed buildings of Lavenham the wooden frame is often seen settling into the decaying stone foundations.

Medieval timber framed buildings are the precursor to our modern office blocks where the structure is supported by a frame and the infil to the frame is non-structural. It is held together by tension rather than compression.

I find wood quite difficult to photograph as it is often dark and set against a lighter background, so I up the stops on the camera and give it a little more exposure than the meter suggests.

Check out my WOOD SET on flickr - you'll not be disappointed!

Rood Screen

I went to Holy Trinity, Skipton last week and spent a wonderful day photographing the 'top end' of the church including the Rood Screen.

Made in the early C16th the angel carvings originally were located in front of the uprights which held the Rood Loft (a sort of minstrel's gallery) above the screen (now removed).

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Choir Stall by Austin and Paley, UK

Just one image in many over in my St. Mary Bury Parish Church set on flickr

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PLAYING THE PIPES

Carved human figure playing musical instrument on the Choir Stalls at Bury Parish Church by Paley and Austin

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ARCHIPEDIA - J is for...

JETTY - In a timber framed building a jetty is the projection of the timber joists of the floor above over the room below to the exterior.

Medieval Lavenham Archi-Map (timber framed buildings).

Window

Window to C16th timber framed house in Colchester Essex UK with close studded walls

Medieval Lavenham

As an architectural enthusiast a pilgrimage to Lavenham UK has always been on the cards and I spent a heady day there in the summer trying to get to grips with the cacophony of crown posts and cavetto's.

Lavenham is quite simply a dream of a place for me. It has one of the largest intact groupings of medieval timber framed structures as well as a church which is a jewel in the Perpendicular crown.

I have started to put together an archi-map of the place which currently extends to about 10 properties and interesting features. I have some more work to do and I envisage the maps completion over the next week or so. You can get the map here which needs Google Earth to view.

Nothing's Changed

On Saturday I went into town. I'm always drawn like the protagonists in Close Encounters to the big urban UFO. I always spend a disproportionate amount of time in the architecture section of the local bookshop. Anyway, whilst meandering around town I was struck by the bright and vibrant displays of fashionable people showing their stuff in the metropolis. What is it about our identity which makes us want to stick out in the crowd? When pondering about our need to be individuals in this contemporary age it struck me that this fashion craze isn't just applicable to today and not just to people. Look at the typical traditional timber framed house of the medieval period. Full of crazy designs and supernatural patterns intended to strut the wealth of the owner across the medieval stage. The design above (I took this in Stratford upon Avon, UK) could be the pattern on a Mary Quant dress? I think it is remarkable that over 500 years ago people were plagued with the same urge to peacock themselves.


Now where did I put my Calvin Kleins?