A white rendered buidling that has has dendrochronolgy carried out on internal timber. Proposed date early 14th century building (1).
Fifteen core timber samples were obtained for tree-ring analysis. Analysis demonstrated that the dated timbers are likely to represent at least 2, and possibly more, separate felling periods. The majority of dated timbers within the original 2-bay structure were most probably felled in AD 1306. It does however appear distinctly possible that a brace and a reused common rafter were felled slightly earlier in the latter decades of the C13. However, the wall plates in bay 2 were felled significantly later in AD 1773. The timbers from both sequences are likely to have been sourced locally. (2)

<1> Jones, M, 2009, Norwell Buildings (Published document). SNT2541.

<2> English Heritage, 2010, Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from Southview Cottage Main Street, Norwell (Unpublished document). SNT5908.