TREE-RING ANALYSIS OF TIMBERS FROM THE CHURCH OF ST GEORGE OF ENGLAND, TODDINGTON, BEDFORDSHIRE
Author(s): Dr Martin Bridge
A dendrochronological study of oak timbers from the upper stages of the tower of this church has shown that the present roof structure is built from trees most likely felled in the period AD 1401-22. This places the work in the period when the Peyvre family were still Lords of the Manor, and before the succession of the Broughtons in AD 1429, who were thought to have been responsible for it. A single timber from the belfry floor is of similar date, and if considered part of the same batch of timbers, would narrow the likely felling period to AD 1401-15. The wallplates on which the roof sits come from an earlier period, AD 1336-68, and may represent either re-used timber, or the presence of an earlier roof, which had to be replaced relatively early in its life. Closer investigation of these timbers in situ may be able to answer this question.
- Report Number:
- 77/2001
- Series:
- CfA Reports
- Pages:
- 15
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
