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Name: Reading Waterfront - Bridge Street West, Reading, Berkshire
HER Number: 09029.00.000
Record Type: Monument

Grid Reference: SU 714 731
Administrative Area/Parish:Reading, Reading, Berkshire
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Summary

A post and plank revetment with consolidated chalk reclamation to its north was recorded during a watching brief.

Monument Type(s):

  • REVETMENT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD? (at some time))

Description

A post and plank revetment with consolidated chalk reclamation to its north was recorded during a watching brief. The structure is not dated, but it is interpreted as being associated with the Minster Mill Stream recorded in observations in Fobney Street <1>.


<1> Hawkes J.W and Fasham P.J, 1997, Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites 1979-1988, Pages 54-55 (Bibliographic reference). SRD12596.

Sources

<1>Hawkes J.W and Fasham P.J. 1997. Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites 1979-1988. Pages 54-55. [Bibliographic reference / SRD12596]

Associated Events:

ERD49Bridge Street West, Reading (Ref: W122)

Associated Monuments

MRD15605Reading Waterfront - Chalk bank and revetments, Fobney Street, Reading, Berkshire (Monument)

Associated Finds:

  • None