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| Name: | Stable floor - Abbey Stables, Reading Abbey, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | 01022.11.300 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
The floor of the stable included a clay dump as a form of damp proofing, and post pads to hold pillars from the roof.
Monument Type(s):
- FLOOR (Medieval - 1101 AD to 1300 AD)
Description
Floor of stable found during excavation. It included a clay dump as a form of damp proofing, and post pads to hold pillars from the roof, at 3m intervals <1>.
<1> Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1985, Reading Library, An illustrated History of the site (Bibliographic reference). SRD6881.
Sources
| <1> | Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1985. Reading Library, An illustrated History of the site. [Bibliographic reference / SRD6881] |
Designations
- Scheduled Monument 1007932: Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork.
Associated Events:
| ERM1241 | Site of Reading Abbey Stables |
Associated Monuments
| MRD1391 | Building - Abbey Stables at Reading Library, Reading (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
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