Relocation
of Winkhurst Farm and
Reinterpretation as a Tudor Kitchen
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Re-erection
March 2002
The sole plates (or cill beams) are
placed on blocks, mortices are painted with preservative and covered
with scrap timber to prevent the ingress of moisture.
Monday 11 March 8.00 am
A crane arrives that would certainly have
been the envy of the original builders of Winkhurst. It is grey
and wet, not perfect conditions for working or for taking pictures!
Apologies for the quality of some of the pictures.
The following picture shows clearly the
lap dovetail joint on top of the posts. The horizontal tie beam
shows the mortices for the floor joists. The hall section of the
building is farthest from the camera.
Museum carpenter Roger Champion makes
fine adjustments to the joint to allow placement of the tie beam
(suspended by the crane strop) onto the post
Detail of the lap dovetail joint that
ties the tie beam to the wall plate
The end tie beam is lowered into place,
note the braces pegged in position on the vertical posts
The crown post with its four braces is
lifted into position.
The final beam is lifted into place, the
collar purlin ties the end frames and the crown post together and
provides the top support for the rafters.
Its 5.00pm, the light is fading, the
crane and the people have gone home and the main frame of Winkhurst is
now standing in its new location; not bad for nine hours work!
The following picture shows the type of
joint repair that has been developed by the Museum. The original
surface of the beam is retained where possible. Note the pegs that
are used in all of the joints to pull the post, braces and tie beam
components together.
The wall plate is notched to receive the
rafters
April 2002
Vertical staves are positioned in the
frames and woven with split hazel as the foundation for the wattle and
daub walls.
The wattle panels are rendered with
daub.
The roof is covered in traditional peg
tiles, held in place with wooden pegs
May 2002
Wattle, daub and limewash
December 2002
Completed and up and running as a
Tudor kitchen!
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