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| Name: | Medieval foundry at 67-73 London Street, Reading, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | RD15610 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
Foundry waste and pits suggest there was a medieval foundry in the vicinity of the site.
Monument Type(s):
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1450 AD)
- FOUNDRY (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1200 AD to 1599 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1550 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Medieval activity may commence in the 12th century or soon afterwards. No structures of the medieval period survived. The evidence for this period is from pits. 3.4kg of foundry waste suggest that there was a foundry in the vicinity of the site casting domestic wares using leaded antimonic bronze at some period between the 13th and 16th century. The function of a brick-built barrel-vaulted structure is not known. Residual Roman pottery was also recovered <1>.
<1> John Moore, 2002, Land at 67-73 London St, Reading Archaeological Investigations (Unpublished document). SRD12701.
Sources
| <1> | John Moore. 2002. Land at 67-73 London St, Reading Archaeological Investigations. [Unpublished document / SRD12701] |
Associated Events:
| ERD124 | Land at 67-73 London Street, Reading, Berkshire |
Associated Monuments
| MRM16751 | London Street - Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
FRD11521 - BRICK (Undated)FRD11514 - SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)FRD11513 - SHERD (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1399 AD)FRD11520 - CASTING WASTE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1200 AD to 1599 AD)FRD11515 - SHERD (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)FRD11516 - SHERD (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1350 AD to 1599 AD)FRD11518 - SHERD (Post Medieval - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)FRD11517 - SHERD (Post Medieval - 1550 AD to 1799 AD)FRD11519 - SHERD (Post Medieval - 1601 AD to 1699 AD)Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.