SDO14779 - Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from the Nave Roof, Church of St Laurence, The Borough, Holwell, Dorset

‘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 1195-1472. 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.’