Ribbesford House, Ribbesford, Bewdley, Worcestershire: Tree-ring Analysis of Oak Timbers

Author(s): Alison Arnold, Robert Howard, Cathy Tyers

Dendrochronological analysis was undertaken on 54 of the samples obtained from 66 timbers located in different areas of the main house and an attached agricultural wing at Ribbesford House. This analysis produced five dated site chronologies accounting for 48 samples and dated a further sample individually, leaving a total of only five of the measured samples as ungrouped and undated. Interpretation of the dating evidence with respect to felling dates of the 49 dated samples shows that, although there is some variation, there are four main periods of felling activity represented in the first half of the sixteenth century, the mid-seventeenth century, the early eighteenth century, and the first half of the nineteenth century.

Report Number:
33/2021
Series:
Research Report
Pages:
73
Keywords:
Dendrochronology Standing Building

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