Astley Hall..Chorley, Lancs

[Davon]

At the risk of appearing thick can anyone tell me why, this room at Astley Hall is so "out of plumb" subsidence? poor workmanship :? I know it's old but HEY!

Davon

 

[stevebuk]

they probably used green oak to build it, and its warped over time..

 

[laird]

It's probably built that way to match the slope in the corridor above.
Hat, jacket......................

 

[Woodmagnet]

It's probably built that way to match the slope in the corridor above.
Hat, jacket......................

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[RogerS]

Lots of reasons and I'm sure Mike G wll be along shortly. It's a bit tricky to see i detail as your lens geometry isn't the best (sorry..) unless the wall on the left of frame bottom picture is actually leaning out - in which case, you've got a superduper lens.

Here's a couple of reasons..

You can get bellying of outer walls - ie bow in both vertical and horizontal directions if the external walls have no tie-ins through the house to tie the external walls together and/or excessive weight on the roof - think pressing down on a blancmange.

Rarely did these properties have foundations and so over the years the soil is going to settle differentially.

Lack of basic engineering knowledge as to how buildings should be built!

Roger

 

[Davon]

It's probably built that way to match the slope in the corridor above.
Hat, jacket......................

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That would be the roof then :lol:

Roger.....lens geometry I felt p****d just standing there. :lol: