Detail of taper burns on a beam on the first-floor of Gainsborough Old Hall's west range

Date:
1 Mar 2022
Location:
Gainsborough Old Hall, Parnell Street, Gainsborough, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire
Reference:
DP290252
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Photographer's note: 'taper marks burnt into beams as good luck totems.'

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/28445 Gainsborough Old Hall, Parnell Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire; within the Volume: VF000353 Gainsborough Old Hall, Parnell Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire; within the Series: HEC01/025 Historic England Architectural Requests; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Bull, Alun: Historic England

Keywords

Beam, Manor House