The Reader’s House, Ludlow, Shropshire, Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers
Author(s): Dr Martin Bridge, Daniel Miles
Investigations were carried out over a number of years, resulting in 18 timbers being dated. One tiebeam was from a tree felled in the summer of AD 1553, but this appears to be either a long-term stockpiled or reused timber incorporated into a later building. Whilst some timbers have actual or likely felling dates in the late AD1590s and early AD1600s, there is a preponderance of material felled in the period AD 1613–16, and the logic of the building construction suggests that the porch, some of the framing and floors, and the roof, were constructed in the mid AD 1610s, which coincides with the ‘1616’ date inscribed on the porch. This indicates a hitherto unrealised major reconstruction at this time.
- Report Number:
- 108/2011
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 27
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
