Rafters Collection (page 2)

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)

View of an Italian kitchen at Lerici, September 1754 (pen & ink) (b / w photo)
XJF137014 View of an Italian kitchen at Lerici, September 1754 (pen & ink) (b/w photo) by Italian School, (18th century); Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Grain Dryer at work. Warnham & Eartham - August 1943
Operative checks on one of two sacks being filled from a hopper in a timber barn. Big bundle of strings hang on the hopper. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N22484

SS. Mary and Nicholas Church, Etchingham
Interior view to the east showing chancel and altar. Hordern Collection General Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No PH5390

Turkey, rafters on rapids of Coruh River

Securing ends of the rafters to roof support frame with long screws

Loft insulation. The loft or attic space in a house is frequently left unheated, and so insulation is needed at this point to reduce heat loss from the heated area below

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

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. The handrail on the left has been distorted by the heat

Comic wartime scene on the Western Front
A comic wartime scene on the Western Front, showing soldiers and explosions on the right, and a woman in a bombed-out building on the left. 1914-1918

Nest of Swallows
A Swallows nest, full of fledglings, up in the rafters. Date: 1930s

Rafting on Lowell lake, Canada
Rafting on Lowell lake. Group of people in a raft in front of part of the Lowell glacier. Photographed on Lowell lake in the Kluane National Park, Yukon, Canada

Building the framework for a domed roof
A welder seam welds aluminium plate whilst sitting on the edge of a centre section of a domed roof, built to cover a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

A Meeting of Witches
A gaggle of witches & impish demons making merry

The Carpenter 1827
A carpenter planing the edge of a board; a Turkey stone for sharpening his tools is in his work box and a newly made door and roof rafters behind him

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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.