The Shakespeare Hotel, 14-19 Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire: Tree-ring Analysis of Timbers

Scientific dating of historic timbers. Three species of timber were found in this building, the majority being oak, although the rear ranges contained a lot of elm and at least one ash. The front range, known as 'Five Gables' dated to the early AD 1620s, while a single timber from a range to the rear at the south end of this block had a likely felling date of after AD 1512, suggesting this either represented an earlier building on the site, or was a re-used timber. A single timber from one of the rear ranges to 'Four Gables' had a likely felling date range of AD 1695-1724, which may represent the construction of this range, currently a corridor from Reception to the rear entrance.