Carpenters: Tie Beam

Wooden Tie Beam

South Transept

Stump of a wooden tie beam that has been removed from the nave arcade. Analysis of the growth rings (dendrochronology) allows the vaulting of the nave aisles to be dated between 1220 and 1234 and the choir aisles between 1241 and 1254.

Wooden Tie Beams (Viollet-le-Duc)

In this image of the wooden tie beams, we can see the tie beam still in place (right) and cut out (left). 

Wooden Tie Beams (Viollet-le-Duc)

Wooden Tie Beam

Wooden Tie Beam