Barn to east of Bentfieldbury (EHER 36432)

15th century barn, with dendrochronological dating undertaken in 2001 confirming that the majority of the principal timbers have a felling date in 1452/3.

2001. Dendrochronology. It would appear that all the dated timbers from the primary phase may be considered as a single batch of timbers, although the felling date for one timber was found to be winter 1452-3 whilst a second timber showed earlywood vessels formed in the Spring 1453. This implies the use of timbers felled over a period of several weeks. This dating is of interest, because as Adrian Gibson has noted, the framing uses board-like shores at the back of the principal posts. After crossing the aisle ties, these are jointed to the aisle posts just below their jowls, a vestigial use of this feature, implying a transitional date. The aisle wallplates and arcade plates make use of edge-halved and bridle-butted scarf joints. It appears that the original roof was a crown-post roof. <1>