Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from Bromley Hall, Gillender Street, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London
Author(s): Dr Martin Bridge
The main part of Bromley Hall was thought to date to the early sixteenth century, though little was known of its history. A substantial first-floor construction, with moulded beams and hollow chamfered joists and a doorframe, remains from this primary phase. The roof structure was thought to date from the seventeenth century, but this was found to be made from softwood timbers and was not investigated further. Samples were taken from various timbers associated with the primary phase. Five timbers, all from the floor, crossmatched and were combined into a site chronology which dated against sites from a wide geographical area. Assuming the dated timbers have all come from a single batch of timbers, the most likely felling date range is AD 1482 - 95, suggesting that the primary phase was a little earlier than previously thought.
- Report Number:
- 93/2002
- Series:
- CfA Reports
- Pages:
- 7
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
