Title: |
Tree-ring analysis of timbers from Shrewsbury abbey church |
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Research Department Reports Series
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Volume: |
3939/1999
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Number of Pages: |
15 |
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Publication Type: |
Monograph (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The tower of Shrewsbury Abbey, founded in the late-eleventh century, is presently undergoing repair. Recording of surviving timbers in both the bell-chamber floor and tower roof suggests that some medieval timbers may survive, in contrast to the rest of the building. This report covers the dendrochronological analysis of a series of oak timbers within the roof and bell-chamber floor to clarify the dating of the surviving timbers so as to inform repair decisions. Few timbers from the floor proved suitable for tree-ring dating, but a single timber dated with a felling range of AD 1365--95. A single timber dates underpinning of this floor with diagonally oriented beams to the late-seventeenth century, probably AD 1667. The tower roof, previously interpreted as a single-phase construction dated to the seventeenth century, contains surviving elements of the original roof dated to AD 1380--95. The present roof dates to AD 1641. The results suggest that substantial elements of the bell-chamber floor and the tower roof date to the primary construction of the tower. |
Author: |
Nigel Nayling
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Year of Publication: |
1999
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Locations: |
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Shrewsbury Abbey |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Shrewsbury |
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Subjects / Periods: |
Ad 136595 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Ad 1667 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Ad 1641 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Ad 138095 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1999
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Source: |
BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date: |
21 Jan 2002 |