Rafters Collection

House carpenter planing a board on a bench. His workshop contains carpentry tools such as saws, hammer, chisel, as well as finished products such as a door, rafters, ladder, etc

Firefighting at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
Firefighting at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

Mother and Child, 1924 (woodcut on paper)
NGW390194 Mother and Child, 1924 (woodcut on paper) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 21.7x10 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Book Shop & Carved Arcade Rafters, Maison des Consuls, Mirepoix, Ariege, Pyrenees, France

The attic at Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire, from The English Country House (b/w photo)
CLF306377 The attic at Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire, from The English Country House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

The Solar, Mary Arden's House, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Solar, Mary Arden's House, Wilmcote, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

The ancient garret, Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire, from The English Country House (b/w photo)
CLF306378 The ancient garret, Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire, from The English Country House (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The White House, Great Chart, Kent, Attic
An architectural interior illustration of an attic with exposed beams and rafters, remodelled as a living space. The space belongs to The White House, in Great Chart, Kent. Date: 1915

Barn with goats and a boy playing the recorder, c. 1640-45 (oil on canvas)
XAM66732 Barn with goats and a boy playing the recorder, c.1640-45 (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 104x74 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

The building of the Paris Opera (b / w photo)
STC251074 The building of the Paris Opera (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Church of Santa Sabina, 1833 (etching with brown wash)
STC384816 The Church of Santa Sabina, 1833 (etching with brown wash) by Tofanelli, Agostino (1770-1834); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eglise de S)

Stage machinery for the operas at the San Salvatore theatre in Venice
CHT224309 Stage machinery for the operas at the San Salvatore theatre in Venice, 1675 (pen & ink wash on paper) by Italian School, (17th century); Bibliotheque de l Opera Garnier, Paris

Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving
2836280 Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving, plate VII of The Linen Manufactory of Ireland, 1791 (coloured engraving) by Hincks

Securing a house against air raids, WW1
Securing a house against air raids with sacks of earth to cover the rafters during the First World War. 1914-1918

Astronomer looking at the sky from an attic room. Date: circa 1860s

Jos First Story, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho)
IL352886 Jos First Story, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott; ); English

Stage machinery for the operas at the San Salvatore theatre in Venice
CHT224311 Stage machinery for the operas at the San Salvatore theatre in Venice, 1675 (pen & ink wash on paper) by Italian School, (17th century); Bibliotheque de l Opera Garnier, Paris

The Dog Fight
AGN48122 The Dog Fight by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

An example of a peasants home, with its manger, in a village of Palestine (engraving)
2774948 An example of a peasants home, with its manger, in a village of Palestine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An example of a peasants home)

The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1578-81
BEN85543 The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1578-81 by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 542x455 cm; Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Mitton Hall, Lancashire (w / c on paper)
THA186896 Mitton Hall, Lancashire (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley

Rafters of a roof over a doorway now destroyed beneath the Tocador de la Reyna (colour litho)
3652071 Rafters of a roof over a doorway now destroyed beneath the Tocador de la Reyna (colour litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A view between the roofs of Kings College Chapel, Cambridge (engraving)
3099447 A view between the roofs of Kings College Chapel, Cambridge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A view between the roofs of Kings College Chapel)

The Village School, Aynhoe, 1845
HIG41286 The Village School, Aynhoe, 1845 by Cartwright, Lili (1805-1902); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving
STC110567 Winding, Warping with a New Improved Warping Mill and Weaving, plate VII of The Linen Manufactory of Ireland, 1791 (coloured litho) by Hincks

Slumber, c. 1835-40 (w / c & bodycolour on paper)
BIR189257 Slumber, c.1835-40 (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Hunt, William Henry (1790-1864); 34.2x42.8 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

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Ireland, County Tyrone, Strabane, Wilson Ancestral Homestead, Dining room with back to back bedroom feature

Rafters of a roof over a doorway now destroyed beneath the Tocador de la Reyna, 1907. Interior decoration in the palace of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, which mainly dates from the 14th century

The Veterans (From Days Gone By), 1882 (oil on canvas)
3087054 The Veterans (From Days Gone By), 1882 (oil on canvas) by Nordenberg, Bengt (1822-1902); 66.5x90.5 cm; Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Shadows of rafter on sand in abandoned house. Kolmanskop Ghost Town, an old diamond-mining town where shifting sand dunes have encroached abandoned houses, Namib Desert Namibia, October 2013

North America, USA, Arizona, Navajo Indian Reservation, Confluence, Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers, Marble Canyon

Firefighting at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
Firefighting at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

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Ashland Covered Bridge in Delaware

Swallow Chicks, Island Of Iona, Scotland

Rafting through magnificent Zanskar Gorge, Ladakh, India, Asia

Landlord and landlady in a pub. 1950s

Open Air Comedy theater (Corral de Comedias) (16th and 17th centuries). Corral scene and dressing side boxes sorrounded by 54 wooden supports and beams. Almagro. Spain

Monastery of Santes Creus. Dormitory
Monastery of Santes Creus built between 12th and 13th centuries. Dormitory for the monks. Aiguamurcia. Catalonia. Spain

Concert Hall, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America
Interior of Prince Georges Hall, a concert hall in Cuyo Street, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1910

Firefighters at Wansdown Place, London SW6
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a storage and maintenance works in Wansdown Place, Fulham, London SW6, 31 March 1956. Date: 1956

Fire at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
The latter stage of a fire at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

London firefighters at work in Hampstead High Street
London firefighters at work outside a Woolworths building in Hampstead High Street, north-west London (11 May 1946). General aerial view of the front of the premises after the fire has been

Village on Western Front, France, WW1
Scene in a ruined village on the Western Front in France during World War One, with British troops and a tank. Date: circa 1916

Ruined buildings, WWI
Buildings in an unidentified location (Northern France or Belgium), badly damaged by shelling and fighting during the First World War. Date: circa 1921

USA, Texas, Rafting Boquillas Canyon, Rio Grande River, Big Bend National Park

Rafters on Lower Grand Canyon. (Between Diamond and Lake Mead), Arizona (Mode Released)
Rafters on Lower Grand Canyon. (Between Diamond and Lake Mead), Arizona. (MR)

Mr Wyatts Foundry, published in The Illustrated London News, 11th July 1846
XJF437959 Mr Wyatts Foundry, published in The Illustrated London News, 11th July 1846 (engraving) by Landells, Ebenezer (1808-60); Private Collection; (add.info)

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From carpentry to firefighting, attics to ancient garrets, rafters hold stories of craftsmanship and resilience. In a house carpenter's workshop, the rhythmic sound of planing boards on a bench fills the air, as each stroke brings precision and artistry to life. Meanwhile, at Eccleston Place in Victoria, London SW1, brave firefighters battle against roaring flames with unwavering determination. In the attic of Kelmscott Manor in Oxfordshire, captured through a timeless black and white photograph from The English Country House collection, history whispers through every beam. A glimpse into Mary Arden's House in Stratford-upon-Avon reveals The Solar - an enchanting space where dreams may have been woven amidst sunlight filtering through rafters. Journeying further back in time within Kelmscott Manor's ancient garret takes us deeper into the secrets held by these sturdy structures. From Great Chart in Kent comes The White House with its attic steeped in mystery and hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. Across borders we travel to Maison des Consuls in Mirepoix, Ariege nestled among the Pyrenees mountains of France. Here lies a bookshop adorned with carved arcade rafters that seem to whisper tales from centuries past. Yet not all moments tied to they can serene; some bear witness to tragedy like the collapse within a mosque depicted vividly through colour lithography. However, even amidst chaos and destruction there is hope for rebuilding and renewal. Artistic expressions also find their place intertwined with rafters: a 17th-century painting portrays goats frolicking alongside a boy playing the recorder within a rustic barn setting. And then we delve into grandeur as we witness stage machinery being meticulously constructed for operas at San Salvatore theatre in Venice or during the building process of Paris Opera itself captured forever within an evocative black and white photograph.