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| Name: | Reading Waterfront - Revetments at Fobney Street, Reading, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | 09032.00.000 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
There were other revetments located during the Fobney Street watching brief, but their form and alignments are poorly understood.
Monument Type(s):
- REVETMENT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Description
These revetments comprised: (i) large timbers and post medieval pottery along a parallel line with the Holy Brook; (ii) a post and plank revetment, of a form suggesting a medieval or very early post medieval date; (iii) a structure of timber-revetted chalk blocks on a parallel course with the Holy Brook; (iv) and an alignment of radially-split posts beneath rubble infill <1>.
<1> Hawkes J.W and Fasham P.J, 1997, Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites 1979-1988 (Bibliographic reference). SRD12596.
<2> Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1986, Fobney Street, Reading - Interim Report (Bibliographic reference). SRD9935.
Sources
| <1> | Hawkes J.W and Fasham P.J. 1997. Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites 1979-1988. [Bibliographic reference / SRD12596] |
| <2> | Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1986. Fobney Street, Reading - Interim Report. [Bibliographic reference / SRD9935] |
Associated Events:
| ERD50 | Reading Waterfront - Fobney Street, Reading (Ref: W152) |
Associated Monuments
| MRD15605 | Reading Waterfront - Chalk bank and revetments, Fobney Street, Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
NoneSearch results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.