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Architecture

The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
, particularly in England
England

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, a cruck is a curve
Curve

In mathematics, a curve consists of the points through which a continuous function moving point passes. This notion captures the intuitive idea of a geometrical dimension object, which furthermore is connectedness in the sense of having no continuous function or continuum ....
d timber
Lumber

Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from logging through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
, one of a pair, which supports the roof
Roof

A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....
 of a building
Building

In architecture, construction, engineering and Real estate developer the word building may refer to one of the following:# Any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy, or...
.

Crucks were chiefly in use in the medieval
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 period for structures such as large tithe barn
Tithe barn

A tithe barn was a type of Barn used in England and Germany in the Middle Ages for storing the tithes - a tenth of the farm's produce which had to be given to the church....
s. However, where naturally curved timbers were convenient and available, carpenters continued to use them at much later dates.






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In architecture
Architecture

The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
, particularly in England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, a cruck is a curve
Curve

In mathematics, a curve consists of the points through which a continuous function moving point passes. This notion captures the intuitive idea of a geometrical dimension object, which furthermore is connectedness in the sense of having no continuous function or continuum ....
d timber
Lumber

Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from logging through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
, one of a pair, which supports the roof
Roof

A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....
 of a building
Building

In architecture, construction, engineering and Real estate developer the word building may refer to one of the following:# Any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy, or...
.

Crucks were chiefly in use in the medieval
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 period for structures such as large tithe barn
Tithe barn

A tithe barn was a type of Barn used in England and Germany in the Middle Ages for storing the tithes - a tenth of the farm's produce which had to be given to the church....
s. However, where naturally curved timbers were convenient and available, carpenters continued to use them at much later dates. For instance, base crucks are found in the roofs of the residential range of Staple Inn
Staple Inn

Staple Inn is a building on the south side of High Holborn in London, England. Located near Chancery Lane tube station, it is used as the London office of the Institute of Actuaries and is the last surviving Inn of Chancery....
 Buildings, Nos. 337 - 338, High Holborn
High Holborn

High Holborn is a road in Holborn in central London, England. It starts in the west near St Giles' Circus, then goes east, past Bloomsbury Street, the Kingsway and Southampton Row, and continues east....
, London. This is dated by documented records to 1586, with significant alterations in 1886 (under Alfred Waterhouse
Alfred Waterhouse

Alfred Waterhouse was an England architect, particularly associated with the Victorian era Gothic revival. He is perhaps best known for his design for the Natural History Museum in London, although he also built a wide variety of other buildings throughout the country....
) and further restorations in 1936, and 1954-5. Despite these changes, an authority on English Historic Carpentry, Cecil Hewett, is clear that these 16th century crucks are original.

During the current revival of green oak framing for new building work, which has occurred mainly since approximately 1980 in the UK, genuine cruck frames have quite often been included in traditionally carpentered structures. There are also some fine, historically-authentic reconstructions. For instance, Pilton Barn, Glastonbury
Glastonbury

Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town has a population of 8,800....
, whose original roof was destroyed by lightning, has been carefully rebuilt in 2005 from curved oaks. The necessary trees were sought out, using special templates, in English woodlands.

The large main barn of the manor house Barlow Woodseats Hall
Barlow Woodseats Hall

File:Barlow Woodseats Hall b-w.jpgBarlow Woodseats Hall is a Listed building#England and Wales manor house situated at Barlow Woodseats, on the edge of the village of Barlow, Derbyshire, in Derbyshire....
 features what is claimed to be the longest continuously roofed cruck barn in Derbyshire
Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains....
, and possible even in the United Kingdom.