The Manor House, West Street, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire: Tree-ring Analysis of Timbers from the East Range Roof
Author(s): Dr Martin Bridge, Cathy Tyers
Eight oak timbers were sampled from the roof of the east range. Seven of the eight ring-series cross-matched with each other and were combined to form a 179-year site master sequence which was dated to the period AD 1501−1679. The dated series show that felling took place over a period extending from summer AD 1677 to the spring of AD 1680, although the timbers were similar in growth characteristics, suggesting that they may all have grown in the same location. This makes AD 1680 as the most likely date of construction for this roof, or within a year or two after this date.
- Report Number:
- 174/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 20
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
