EDO6049 - St Laurence's Church, Holwell; dendrochronological analysis 2004

Timbers from the nave roof were sampled. Three collars were thought likely to have been derived from the same tree. The site chronology, containing series from collars, a rafter, and two arch-braces dated to the period AD 1195-1427. Combining the likely felling date ranges for each of these timbers gives a likely date range of AD 1436-64 for the primary roof timbers. This suggests a mid-fifteenth century date for the wagon roof, rather than the late-fifteenth century indicated by stylistic information.