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HER 11894 - THE CROWN INN, The Green, Chiddingfold

Restaurant. 14th century, restored in 20th century. Timber frame, rendered infill; plain tile roof with stack left of centre. 6 bay Wealden, centre 2 bay hall and jettied cross wings on dragon beams. 2 storeys, wood mullion windows with arched heads and leaded lights; arched plank door to left end of hall. Single storey catslide extension to left end, 2 storey single bay extension behind. Interior: timber frame apparent, deep brick fireplaces. The Inn is an important element in the group of buildings around the village green. Listing NGR: SU9606335383

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Archaeological History

Activity	Person & Organisation	Dates
environmental sampling	Moir, A K Tree-Ring Services	2009-10-12
Description The Crown, standing on Chiddingfold Green, is arguably the finest timber-framed building in Surrey. It is an open-hall house in the Wealden style. Very unusually, the Crown has six bays in total, with two-bay open hall and floored ends of two bays each. The open hall has an internal jetty and an overshot cross entry. Nine dendrochronological samples were taken from The Crown Inn. Of these, five form a 91 year chronology dated to span AD 1349 to AD 1439 and three form an 82 year chrnology dated to span AD 1357 to AD 1438. Four precise felling dates occur, two in the winter of AD 1438/9, one in the winter of AD1439/40 and one in the spring of AD 1440.Tree Ring Services Report CHCI/22/09 Location Surrey, Waverley, Chiddingfold, Grid Reference SU 960 353 Associated Sources Title Author Type More info Tree-Ring Services Moir, A K document more... Reference Dendrochronological Analysis of Oak Timbers from the Crown Inn, Chiddingfold, Surrey Reference 12/10/09 Reference The Crown, standing on Chiddingfold Green, is arguably the finest timber-framed building in Surrey. It is an open-hall house in the Wealden style. Very unusually, the Crown has six bays in total, with two-bay open hall and floored ends of two bays each. The open hall has an internal jetty and an overshot cross entry. Nine dendrochronological samples were taken from The Crown Inn. Of these, five form a 91 year chronology dated to span AD 1349 to AD 1439 and three form an 82 year chrnology dated to span AD 1357 to AD 1438. Four precise felling dates occur, two in the winter of AD 1438/9, one in the winter of AD1439/40 and one in the spring of AD 1440. Holding Location Surrey History Centre 1 part

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