“Rich in tannins, it makes it extremely durable and resistant to decay and insect attack. If kept dry, oak-frame ...

On Monday, flames engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral's roof, toppling its steeple. A frame of massive centuries-old wood beams under the roof fueled the fire. Debris from the collapsed steeple and roof ...

When fire engulfed the Paris landmark in 2019, the intricate maze of medieval beams supporting the roof fell to the cathedral floor. Experts are working to restore the church by the end of 2024.

Cathedral roof frame lift postponed. Published. 17 March 2015. Six 'royal bones' chests analysed. Published. 3 February 2015. £47m investment in UK heritage sites. Published. 30 July 2013.

The traditional means of supporting a roof is rafters (otherwise known as "stick framing"), cut, built and installed on site by an expert carpenter.Rafters are made from sloped framing boards of ...

Weather permitting, the frame should be lifted into place on Wednesday An operation to lift a 27-tonne frame on to the roof of Winchester Cathedral has been postponed because the crane did not ...

The barrel-vaulted roof of the 9.9 x 4.2m first-floor studio spans 10 metres, supported only at the four corners. The two curved gables of the vault frame a glazed lunette; the end walls are of cavity ...

A “forest” of wooden latticework inside Notre Dame Cathedral fueled the fire that consumed the iconic church. The medieval roof structure “has been lost,” according to Monsignor Patrick ...

Imagery shows how the fire tore through the cathedral’s wooden roof and toppled its 300 ... Each beam of the cathedral attic’s wooden frame is made from an individual tree — more than 1,300 ...

An operation to lift a 27-tonne frame on to the roof of Winchester Cathedral is postponed due to the lack of counterweights on the crane.

Cathedral roof frame lift postponed. Published. 17 March 2015. Six 'royal bones' chests analysed. Published. 3 February 2015. £47m investment in UK heritage sites. Published. 30 July 2013.