Magic Lantern Slide: Ramsgate - King Post, Roof of St Lawrence's Church
This slide by William Weaver Baker is believed to show the roof of St Lawrence Church in Ramsgate. The focus of the photograph is an architectural feature called a ‘king post’, otherwise known as a crown post, which stands on a beam to support the roof. There were six of these posts in St Lawrence’s, two of which were restored in the nineteenth century. It is unclear if the one pictured was restored or original. It appears Weaver Baker visited this church and found this method of roofing interesting so decided to record it.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 313/1977/395
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Ramsgate - King Post, Roof of St Lawrence's Church
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'RAMSGATE KINGS POST' on top edge; handwritten 'RAMSGATE / King Post. Roof of S. Lawrence Church' on mount
- Period Classification
- Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Date
- 1939
- Production Person Initials
- W. Weaver
- Production Person Surname
- Baker
