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| Name: | 11th century watercourse at Bridge Street, Reading, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | 02113.18.100 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
An 11th century channel was identified during archaeological investigations at Bridge Street, Reading.
Monument Type(s):
Description
The archaeological investigations revealed sterile gravels overlain buy alluvial silts. These silts were associated with 11th century channel management activities. The southern bank was not found. It was quite possibly a principal course of the Kennet <1>.
<1> Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1987, Bridge Street East II, Interim Report (Unpublished document). SRD9934.
<2> Trust For Wessex Archaeology, 1986, Bridge Street East, Assessment of The Archaeological Implications of the Development on Site B (Unpublished document). SRD9933.
<3> Hawkes J.W and Fasham P.J, 1997, Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites 1979-1988 (Bibliographic reference). SRD12596.
Sources
| <1> | Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1987. Bridge Street East II, Interim Report. [Unpublished document / SRD9934] |
| <2> | Trust For Wessex Archaeology. 1986. Bridge Street East, Assessment of The Archaeological Implications of the Development on Site B. [Unpublished document / SRD9933] |
| <3> | Hawkes J.W and Fasham P.J. 1997. Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites 1979-1988. [Bibliographic reference / SRD12596] |
Associated Events:
| ERD46 | Bridge Street East, Reading (Ref: Site code W135) |
| ERD47 | Bridge Street East, Reading (Ref: Site code W158) |
Associated Monuments
| MRD3947 | Waterfronts - Bridge Street, Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
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