The Throne, Hereford Road, Weobley, Herefordshire: Tree-ring Dating of Timbers
Author(s): Dr Martin Bridge
Five potential phases identified in a survey of the building were investigated by dendrochronology. In total, 35 timbers were sampled, with many timbers exhibiting narrow bands of rings, making them undatable. The cross-wing bays at the north end yielded only one sample that dated, which came from a tree felled in the winter of AD 1467/68. In the jettied range, a queen strut provides a felling date in c. AD 1477–80 with the remaining five timbers encompassing this felling date range. It seems likely, therefore, that this phase was constructed shortly after felling in the period c. AD 1477–80. The south range had three samples that were dated, one was from a tree felled in the spring of AD 1560, the other two samples having likely felling date ranges in agreement with this date. It seems likely, therefore, that this phase was constructed in AD 1560 or within a year or two after this date. The porch had two samples that were dated. One had a derived felling date range of c. AD 1572–5. Whilst caution needs to be expressed in dating a whole phase on the result of a single timber, this suggests that the porch was built after the south range.
- Report Number:
- 263/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 41
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
