TREE-RING ANALYSIS OF OAK TIMBERS FROM THE OLD CHAPEL, SINNINGTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Author(s): Ian Tyers
The old chapel at Sinnington is a two-storey barn-like building of stone located adjacent to the hall and church in the village of Sinnington, between Pickering and Kirbymoorside in the North Yorkshire district of Ryedale. The property is listed grade I and listed on the Buildings at Risk register. The area is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and there is a pending application for an English Heritage grant-aided programme of repair. This report covers the dendrochronological analysis of a series of samples taken from the tiebeams and principal rafters from the roof trusses, two transverse beams, a window rerearch, and a door lintel. This analysis was undertaken to clarify the dating of the surviving timbers so as to inform repair decisions. The results indicate that the present roof is probably early- to mid-sixteenth century in date, whilst some of the other structural elements feature trees felled c 1420-1449. This early phase seems to provide convincing evidence for a link between the present structure and a documented repair to the 'Chapel at Sinnington' in 1431/2.
- Report Number:
- 22/1999
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 13
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
