31. The chancel was built with a moulded king post truss roof and many rosettes, angels and other carvings. 32. It consists of three heavy beech king post trusses with purlins and common rafters, about below the current roof. 33. The closest United States Postal Service post office is the Martin Luther King Post Office at 9444 Cullen Boulevard. 34. The king post is normally under tension, and requires quite sophisticated joints with the tie beam and principal rafters. 35. Frequently struts are found in roof framing from either a tie beam or a king post to a principal rafter. 36. The current house dates to c . 1570, with earlier remains that include part of a medieval king post roof. 37. The timber beam consisted of single wooden king post with wrought iron straps and wooden arch heads at each end. 38. Internally, the church has king post trusses with diagonal struts and the roof is lined with timber boarding on the rake. 39. Two king posts , one port and one starboard, were fitted at both the forward and after ends of the deck house. 40. Internally, the building is undivided, and the roof which is lined with timber boards is supported on king post trusses with struts.
