Timber Gallery

Harmondsworth Great Barn N120003

HARMONDSWORTH GREAT BARN, Greater London. Interior view. Medieval timber framed barn built in 1426-7 by Winchester College. The Great Barn is one of the largest ever known to have been built in England, and one of the most complete and unaltered pre-Dissolution buildings in Britain. "Cathedral of Middlesex" Sir John Betjeman

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Timber framed house, Suffolk BB98_14520

Church Farmhouse, St Nicholas South Elmham, Suffolk. This early 16th-century house has been stripped back prior to a full restoration. This view shows exposed timber framework and the central chimney stack rising through a gap in the thatch. Photographed by Hallam Ashley July 1965

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Thatched, Timber

Future Home 2000 JLP01_09_810281

Future Home 2000, Coleshill Place, Bradwell Common, Bradwell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. An elevated view from a cherry picker of progress at the Future Home 2000 construction site in Milton Keynes.
The Future Home 2000 was built by Super Homes specifically to be featured on the BBC's The Money Programme. It was part of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation's Home World 81 exhibition. 36 show homes were built by 22 companies from around the world for the exhibition, on the theme of energy conservation. The structure features a south facing double height conservatory to make passive solar gains and contains panels for water heating. The building was equipped with a variety of heating and power generation systems and The Money Programme monitored its performance for a year following its sale.
This photograph was used in the July 1981 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter

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