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Cast iron roof truss 1825

Made:
1825
designer:
Edward Hall

Cast iron roof truss 1825, from Shed No.10, Sheerness Royal Dockyard, designed by Edward Hall, engineer George Rennie

Details

Category:
Building Construction
Object Number:
1980-1293
type:
roof truss
credit:
Dangar, J.S.

Parts

Tie-Beam

Tie-Beam

Tie-Beam

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 9600 mm x 220 mm,
Object Number:
1980-1293/1
type:
beam
King post

King post

King post

Measurements:
overall: 174 mm x 720 mm x 2615 mm,
Object Number:
1980-1293/2
type:
post
Rafter

Rafter

Rafter

Measurements:
overall: 154 mm x 278 mm x 4670 mm,
Object Number:
1980-1293/3
type:
rafter
Rafter

Rafter

Rafter

Measurements:
overall: 155 mm x 164 mm x 4678 mm,
Object Number:
1980-1293/4
type:
rafter
Strut

Strut

Strut

Measurements:
overall: 32 mm x 114 mm x 2233 mm,
Object Number:
1980-1293/5
type:
strut
Strut

Strut

Strut

Measurements:
overall: 30 mm x 114 mm x 2245 mm,
Object Number:
1980-1293/6
type:
strut
Post bolt

Post bolt

Post bolt

Measurements:
overall: 65 mm x 65 mm x 1613 mm,
Object Number:
1980-1293/7
type:
bolt
Post bolt

Post bolt

Post bolt

Measurements:
overall: 65 mm x 65 mm x 1633 mm,
Object Number:
1980-1293/8
type:
bolt
Purlin

Purlin

Purlin

Object Number:
1980-1293/9
type:
purlin
Bolts etc

Bolts etc

Bolts etc

Measurements:
overall: 242 mm x 408 mm x 286 mm,
Object Number:
1980-1293/10
type:
bolt

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