greensted juxta ongar church

detail of the n.w. corner of the late c11 split log nave. the victorians rebuilt sill, roof and dormers, but left the oak staves much as they found them. there is a small niche cut into one of the logs low down on the left. the logs were split in half and a groove cut down each edge to take a fillet to join them together, each stave slotted into the long timbers top and bottom. the corner was turned by a post from which only a quarter was cut.