Ham, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
HAM

Building Data for Ham, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

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  • Type: Abbey
  • Affiliation: Benedictine
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  • Region: Picardie
  • Department: Somme
  • Coords: 49.749, 3.0720
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  • Surveyed: 1972-74, 1980-83

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Timeline and building units for Ham, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption A 'building unit' is an arbitrary unit of work based on bulk billing techniques used by quantity surveyors. The unit is small enough to provide realistic figures in the small churches without becoming too huge in the large. Six units would pay for one small vaulted bay in an aisle about 3 metres square, or a small first-floor gallery. Such a bay would consist of an external wall with a small window, half of two columns about 3 meters tall, the floor and footings under them and the vault and roof overhead.
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A 'building unit' is an arbitrary unit of work based on bulk billing techniques used by quantity surveyors. The unit is small enough to provide realistic figures in the small churches without becoming too huge in the large. Six units would pay for one small vaulted bay in an aisle about 3 metres square, or a small first-floor gallery. Such a bay would consist of an external wall with a small window, half of two columns about 3 meters tall, the floor and footings under them and the vault and roof overhead.

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gray gray 52
1140		 80
1150		 85
1160		 gray 77
1180		 220
1190		 160
1200		 82
1210		 gray
1050 1140s 1150s 1160s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s 1250

Phases for Ham, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption The building sequence is based on my on-site analysis of the construction history, using the techniques developed on the cathedral of Chartres called toichology, and described in a number of publications. The analysis of some of the smaller churches are more approximate than I would like, and need further analysis. <p>I have used 'phase' rather than 'campaign' to to identify a contiguous zone with similar elements. A campaign would be defined by recognisable breaks and construction joints in the fabric: there may be a number of phases within a campaign. One benefit is that separate programs by subcontractors, such as carvers, may be isolated, which is particularly useful in complex sections, such as portals. <p>Every phase has been assigned to a decade, so there may be more than one phase in a decade. <p>While this is certainly imperfect, it will allow us to explore all the data, including costs, across time. This is an on-going process, so as the data continues to be analyzed, the chronology and costing analysis will be further refined, and the synopsis updated. <p>Clicking on any of the decade graphics will display all buildings that had work being done during that decade.
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The building sequence is based on my on-site analysis of the construction history, using the techniques developed on the cathedral of Chartres called toichology, and described in a number of publications. The analysis of some of the smaller churches are more approximate than I would like, and need further analysis.

I have used 'phase' rather than 'campaign' to to identify a contiguous zone with similar elements. A campaign would be defined by recognisable breaks and construction joints in the fabric: there may be a number of phases within a campaign. One benefit is that separate programs by subcontractors, such as carvers, may be isolated, which is particularly useful in complex sections, such as portals.

Every phase has been assigned to a decade, so there may be more than one phase in a decade.

While this is certainly imperfect, it will allow us to explore all the data, including costs, across time. This is an on-going process, so as the data continues to be analyzed, the chronology and costing analysis will be further refined, and the synopsis updated.

Clicking on any of the decade graphics will display all buildings that had work being done during that decade.
1140

Phase 1 - 1140 - crypt walls - 20 Units


Crypt walls only
1140

Phase 2 - 1140 - nave (a) - 32 Units


Nave aisles
1150

Phase 3 - 1150 - chapels, east (a) - 80 Units


Transept chapels, east bases
1160

Phase 4 - 1160 - nave (c) - 85 Units


Nave clerestory perhaps 6 bays
1180

Phase 5 - 1180 - crypt middle - 77 Units


Crypt middle
1190

Phase 6 - 1190 - east (a) - 220 Units


East aisles
1200

Phase 7 - 1200 - east (c) - 160 Units


East clerestory
1210

Phase 8 - 1210 - east (v) - 82 Units


East vaults