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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.

Old Post Office, East Street (RCHM 12, SMR 16363)

Description
This building contains the remains of a medieval two-bay cruck-framed open hall aligned parallel with the road on an east-west axis. The roof has been raised and a floor inserted, possibly when the later, two-bay, two-storey box framed cross-wing at the west end was added. Along the north side of the hall is a small, later out-shot. The timbers in the cruck-framed hall are unsuitable for tree-ring analysis.

Sampling
Samples 16-18 were obtained from the later western cross-wing of this building

Old Post Office, East Street

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What is Dendrochronology or tree ring analysis?

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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


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