You will need a surveyor, or a friend in the building trade, to inspect the loft and check whether all is dry and whether the timbers supporting the roof are sound.

In the weeks leading up to the disaster, miners occasionally felt rumblings from within the mountain, while the pressure created by the shifting rock sometimes caused the timbers supporting the mine shafts to crack and splinter.

There is no hitching post outside the small dwelling, and Dorrin ties Basla to the timber supporting the railing on the left side of the porch steps.

Drying hams hang from the immense timbers supporting the roof.

Lorn reins up the chestnut at the foot of the pier, then ties his mount to a timber supporting a railing.

The interior features expanses of smooth, finished timbers supporting the upper floor, which is itself finished timber.

The barn which was built from local "shelly" limestone, with thick timbers supporting the stone tiling of the roof.

Fundamental structural work within the roof to replace timber supporting battens and concrete wall casings.

The timbers supporting the gallery are plain and untreated, whilst the roof timbers and supports appear oiled and blackened, a technique Prior used elsewhere.

This type of structure, technically tangent and radial trussing, is an efficient structural use of timber, and was also used for the timber supporting arches (centring) used for building stone bridges.