He had allowed his own breathing to deepen and become even but remained awake, staring up at the blackness of the raftered ceiling.

The raftered ceiling loomed the full height of the level.

From the raftered ceiling, a shadow scuttled.

The chamber was small, and the slope of the raftered ceiling made it appear still more cramped.

But the main dining room, with its dark-wood paneling, high raftered ceiling and brick fireplace, has a new airy feeling.

Inside, near the back wall, four hammocks lay strung from the raftered ceiling, empty and untouched.

It was vast, a long hall with massive stone walls, the raftered ceiling mostly lost in shadows high above them.

The train had dropped me off at a huge, old-fashioned Hall, with towering wood-panelledwalls and a raftered ceiling uncomfortably high overhead.

The destination turned out to be an old gym, waxy yellow under weak lights that hung in cages too low off the raftered ceiling.

The main dining room has a high raftered ceiling.