An introduction to English church architecture : from the eleventh to the sixteenth century (1913)
Bond, Francis, d. 1918 · London : H. Milford · leaf 322
afters is emphasised in the roof of the \icarscloister of Hereford (798). Molded common rafters are seen by exception here and at Ruthin (814). IROIl.CriOX IkOM RAIN IJl into the tic-l)eam. riicrc arc, however, serious o])jcctions to tie-l)eams. In llicfirst place, if it be desired to vault a… … A. w. Hereford : Vicars Cloister of roof which provided more headway ; e.g., the vaulted cathedral of Exeter hasrafter roofs. Secondly, if the span of the church was considerable, tie-beams hadto be of ^reat thickness and depth : these, owing to their great length, must havebeen difficult to…
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