In April when the plaster was removed from the east gable wall in first floor bedroom, this revealed timbers set within the gable wall (see photos) and these look like they could have been old ceiling timbers, before the ceilings in the two main bedrooms were raised to give a better head height.
See also the bottom photos, showing details of masonry and timbers above the fireplace to main living room chimney breast.
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| First floor Bed #1 old water damage to plaster |
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| Bed #1 damaged plaster |
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| April 2016 old lime plaster removed, see some plaster is darker to centre and left, lime plaster is lighter to RHS, not sure if this is the aged effect of water ingress? |
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| See RHS mortar appears lighter |
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| See a line of timbers, a wall plate, joist ends and boards above (could be old floor boards), joists in place now are the higher ceiling level. |
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| Plaster removed to hallway reveals an old timber (looking as dusty as the stonework) but with giveaway axe marks. |
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| Main living room fireplace chimney breast exposed, see corbel detail above and many timbers near the top. |
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| Corbel and timbers near top |
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| The other chimney breast in the (new) dining room, again various masonry sizes to bricks. |
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