TREE-RING ANALYSIS OF TIMBERS FROM MARRIOT'S WAREHOUSE, KING'S LYNN, NORFOLK
Author(s): Ian Tyers
Marriot's Warehouse is a two-storey barn-like building of brick and stone on the waterfront of King's Lynn. It is currently undergoing structural and archaeological assessment prior to an application for listed building consent and a programme of repair. This report covers the dendrochronological analysis of a series of oak timbers supporting the first floor as well as the tiebeams and arch-braces from the roof trusses. This analysis was undertaken to clarify the dating of the surviving timbers so as to inform repair decisions. The results indicate at least three phases of oak timbers are present in the building, with at least one of these phases principally re-used in their present locations. The felling dates indicated for these three phases are AD 1498/9, 1569/70, and AD 1583/4. The AD 1498/9 material may be re-used from nearby monastic buildings after their dissolution. The AD 1569/70 phase may be the remains of an original single-storey building, whilst the AD 1583/4 material may be associated with modification, including the raising of the walls.
- Report Number:
- 11/1999
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 14
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
