Hi Gabel,
Great Coxwell barn is more than a little different from Cressing Temple in that the main posts stand a long way up on top of stone columns. I would presume that scaffolding must have played a major part in the raising process at Great Coxwell.
There is a picture of Great Coxwell on page 27 of "Conservation of Timber Buildings" by Freddie Charles and the rectangular holes to which you refer at the bottom of the posts are clearly visible.
On page 30 of the same book there is a photo taken of the bottom of a post at Middle Littleton Tithe barn near Evesham where the original inserted wooden peg still remains in position even after 700 years. Freddie gives a description of the lifting process on this page but once again this must be conjectural.
What is it that stops post feet from slipping away when lifting in assembled bent fashion as is practiced today in North America ?
Regards
Ken Hume
Last edited by Ken Hume; 04/15/09 05:56 PM.
