The item is entitled 'Main hall. Cross section through south truss looking north.' Each timber is numbered, and there is a corresponding 'Schedule of Timbers' which gives its size, title, existing condition and 'reconstruction' (action to be taken). The position of two tie bars are marked, and there are labels 'Photograph no.3 taken here' and 'Photograph no.4 taken here.' Other labels indicate the material of the roof and floor. The drawing has been labelled '1930/7' in red ink. Drawing no. is WY/50/4.
This is part of the Job: PF/BAH/001 Copies Of Plans, Sections And Elevations Of The Medieval Half-Timbered House Drawn Up For The City Of Manchester Wythenshawe Estate Committee In 1949; within the Volume: PF/BAH Baguley Hall, Manchester; within the Series: EHC01/022 English Heritage Plans And Measured Drawings; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive
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Great Hall, Medieval Timber Framed House