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Protecting the Scheduled Historic Buildings and Monuments of Pembridge. A Registered Charity No 1060265

Pembridge the Village - Pembridge has clearly seen many changes since its inception. The village pre-dates the Domesday book. A community has existed at this place for over 1000 years. At one point in its history the village exceeded Leominster in size and was an important centre of commerce during the mediaeval period. Following the Industrial Revolution, Pembridge appeared to "fall off the map" and economic activity declined. The village was left alone to continue its rural traditions in relative isolation and, as a consequence, much of its medieval character remained unspoiled.

Kings House (formerly The Greyhound), East Street (RCHM 11, SMR 296)

Description
The main, three-bay range of this two-storey box-framed building stands on the north side of East Street on an east-west axis. It has close framing on the south front and the west (gable) end and is jettied on both north and south elevations. On the evidence of the decorative detail it is generally considered to be a 16th century structure. However, at the east end is an earlier, two-storey cross wing, originally of at least two bays, although only fragments of the rear, north bay survive.

Sampling
Samples 10-15 were obtained from the eastern cross-wing range of this building

Greyhound (also known as The Kings House)

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What is Dendrochronology or tree ring analysis?

ARCUS Dendrochronology Laboratory
University of Sheffield
West Court
2 Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 4DT

Phone: 0114 222 5107 Fax: 0114 276 3146 Email: dendro@sheffield.ac.uk

For more information please contact the secretary of the Pembridge Amenity Trust info@pembridgeamenitytrust.co.uk