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The Timber Frame of the Hall at Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, and its Context.

Recent consideration of the date construction of the hall at Tamworth Castle puts the building into a medieval context. It is suggested that the structure was raised in the second quarter of the fifteenth century or earlier. With a span o foyer eight metres (27 feet) its impressive tie-beam and doub...

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Published in:Archaeological Journal Vol. 140; pp. 329 - 341
Main Author: Meeson, R.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 1983
Subjects:
Halls (Buildings)
Castles
Medieval archaeology
Medieval architecture
Trusses
Structural frames
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