11 Ladygate, Beverley

11 Ladygate, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
Medieval Timber-Framed Shop
Coordinates	53°50′38″N 0°25′57″W / 53.84389°N 0.43250°W / 53.84389; -0.43250Coordinates: 53°50′38″N 0°25′57″W / 53.84389°N 0.43250°W / 53.84389; -0.43250
OS grid reference	TA 03223 39755
Built	14th century
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated	15 April 1980

11 Ladygate is located close to the market place and centre of the historic town of Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. This unassuming building represents what would have been normal and common in the middle ages when the town prospered from the wool trade. Ladygate has another timber-framed building of 16th or 17th century origin at 19-21 Ladygate. The street which runs the full length of the market place is predominately consists of later 18th and 19th century dwellings and businesses.

This 14th-century building is constructed from timber-frames brick and a clay pan-tile roof. The limited 13 feet width of the property was determined by the beam of the Hanse cogs^[1] bringing timber from Scandinavia and Poland into the docks probably at Hull or Beverley Beck. This two storey shop has a loading bay above the shop front and a wooden staircase at the rear. The timber framing can be seen along the passageway to the left of the building.

The shop keeper would have lived above the business and as the property would have been let as just the walls and floor, the tenant would have taken the staircase with them when the lease ended. This building's timber framing has been dated by taking a core of wood from its timber. The sample would be then examined under a lower power microscope to compare the width and number of tree-rings to that of a known date. This is known as Dendrochronology the scientific method of dating using the annual nature of tree growth. The building is listed as Grade II.^[2]

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Bug Vinyl Records trades from 11 Ladygate http://www.bugvinyl.co.uk