On its original site the Windlesham carpenter’s shop stood in front of a small house close to the street. The glazed end faced the street and provided good light onto the workbenches.
The windows are glazed with various sizes of panes, possibly off-cuts from the business. In the gable is a small aperture, closed by a shutter, through which ladders were pushed into the building for storage across the tie beams.
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Overview
Dismantled
1978
Reconstructed
1980
Original Location
Windlesham, Surrey
Building History
Background Information
The building is simply constructed on a rough timber frame. The main posts are dug into the ground rather than being placed on a sole plate. The frame is boarded with vertical boards, the joints being closed by a cover strip, and the structure was protected by a coating of tar.
The Windlesham carpenter’s shop on its original site before being dismantled.
When the workshop was given to the Museum it was still equipped with many of the tools and materials that had been used by the carpenter.
The benches were in position and some of the tools were still on their racks or in their boxes — much as it must have been left when Mr Dale, carpenter and undertaker, the last carpenter to use the building, ceased trading.
Top 3 Interesting Facts
A Functional Building
A simple timber frame, with main posts that go directly into the ground, shows the focus on its function not looks.
The Last Carpenter
The tools and materials of Mr Dale, the last carpenter, were left in the building much as he must have left them.
A Good Working Light
A glazed end provided good light for working and a shutter above the gable is a handy storage space for a ladder.
