Key Dating Features for Timber-Framed Dwellings in Surrey

Bibliographic Data

ID11903497
AuthorsRod Wild (corresponding author), Andy Moir
Year2013
Volume44
Issue1
Pages46-61
Publication date2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVernacular Architecture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-5477 • E-ISSN: 1749-6292
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/0305547713z.00000000015
OpenAlexW2156104237
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited4

The main component of the Surrey Dendrochronology Project is the accurate dating of 177 ‘dwellings’, nearly all by tree-ring analysis. The dates are used to establish date ranges for 52 ‘key features’, which cover many aspects of timber-framing from building type to details of carpentry. It is shown that changes of method and fashion were in many cases surprisingly rapid, almost abrupt in historical terms. Previous dating criteria for timber-framed dwellings in the county have been refined and new criteria introduced. Clusters of change from the 1440s and the 1540s are shown and some possible historical links suggested. introduction and methods Around 3600 buildings in Surrey have been recorded by the Domestic Buildings Research Group Surrey (DBRG) (Figs 1 and 2). This paper identifies daterange spans for stylistic features to help refine the dating of timber-framed building in Surrey, one of the main aims of the Surrey Dendrochronology Project. The project began in 2003 and directly funded the tree-ring dating of the 67 buildings that were published

Archaeology · Architectural engineering · Carpentry · Dendrochronology · Framing (construction · Geography · Key (lock · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · History