Timber fittings and fixtures in churches and secular buildings: mid 14th-century timber stairs at Brabourne, Kent
Abstract
A staircase in the church of St Mary the Virgin, Brabourne, was examined as part of a wider study of medieval buildings. Few original stairs survive in vernacular houses because of strenuous use over a long period of time. The Brabourne staircase, situated in an inconspicuous position used only for access to the belfry, and distinctly primitive in construction, was possibly contemporary with the building of the tower in c 1180. This paper describes the stairs and the investigation into its manufacture and date. This article was published open access under a CC BY licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ .
Reference
Mark Gardiner; David Brown; Emily Murray. (2006). Timber fittings and fixtures in churches and secular buildings: mid 14th-century timber stairs at Brabourne, Kent. Church Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.3828/1081895
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