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Church of St Helen, South Wheatley, Nottinghamshire: Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from the Bellframe and Supporting Structure |
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Historic England Research Reports
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Two beams supporting the bellframe were sampled but could not be dated. Nine bellframe timbers were sampled and found to cross-match, with three pairs of timbers each being found to have been derived from an individual parent tree. Thus, six series were combined to form a site chronology that was subsequently dated to the period AD 1579-1665. One timber retained complete sapwood and was found to have come from a tree felled in the summer AD 1666, whilst a second tree had detached sapwood, with very few missing rings, suggesting a felling date in the period c AD 1666-70. The other samples have similar likely felling dates and thus appear to be coeval, suggesting construction of the bellframe also occurred in the period AD 1666-70. Fragments of roof timbers and a screen were not sampled as they were found to have too few rings. |
Author: |
M. C. Bridge
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Publisher: |
Historic England
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Nottinghamshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Church of St Helen |
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Nottinghamshire |
District: |
Bassetlaw |
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SOUTH WHEATLEY |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 476644, 385530 (Easting, Northing)
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englishh2-245038 |
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25/2015 |
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A4 bound report of 12pp.
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Created Date: |
12 Feb 2018 |