SNN108059 - Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers From The Roof of Easton Neston, Northamptonshire

Tree-ring analysis of 11 samples from the roof of the main house of Easton Neston shows that all the timbers used here was felled over a very short period of time between the spring of 1700 and the spring of 1701. As such, this indicates that the roof represents a single programme of work carried out under the direction of Nicholas Hawksmoor, rather than being part of the works carried out here by Sir Christopher Wren in 1683 when the wing ranges were constructed. From the material analysed a single site chronology was created, ESNDSQ01, comprising all 11 samples obtained, and having an overall length of 197 rings. These rings were dated as spanning the years 1505–1701.