Preposition: of

• roof: Inside chamfered ceiling beams and single and double purlins of roofs visible.

Converse of object

• support: Queen post - a pair of vertical timbers rising from a tie beam to support purlins.

• mold: A gabled roof runs north to south with a large tie-beam against the north wall; molded purlins.

• chamfer: Roof of rafters and chamfered purlins with one cambered tie beam.

• carry: From these beams sloping struts carry the lower purlins.

• decorate: The simple wagon roof of two bays is coved with decorated purlins, molded ribs and quatrefoil tracery.

• expose: Plastered ceiling, and a boss with a painted flower motif, centrally placed; exposed purlins.

Adjective modifier

• simple: Tiled floor, standard wall finish with two 19thC windows on west and east; simple purlin and rafter roof.

• low: From these beams sloping struts carry the lower purlins.

• exposed: Plastered walls and a ceiling with two exposed purlins, and a massive tie-beam ( or wallplate?

• double: Single story and loft of 8 bays: tie and collar beam truss roof with curved principals and double purlins.

• main: The main purlins are made of glue laminated timber which also has additional fire resistance.

Modifies a noun

• roof: Five bay double purlin tie beam truss roof with collars.

• system: The roof is constructed on the couple and purlin system with rafters of rough round timber.

Noun used with modifier

• ridge: The roof has rafters and a ridge purlin with plaster between.

• roof: Then finally we put on the roof purlins for others to finish off.

• side: There is space between the principals and side purlins and the roof.

• collar: The two transverse frames are apparently pairs of base crucks with tie beams supporting a crown post and collar purlin roof.

• steel: Low Priority Paint steel roof purlins, replace rotten timbers within the purlin angle sections.

• oak: The old porch was removed and a new one designed using an oak purlin from the wagon roof in the nave.