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| Name: | Burials - St Mary the Virgin Church, Reading, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | 02113.09.100 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
Burials and post-medieval gravestones were revealed during an archaeological watching brief in the churchyard.
Monument Type(s):
- BURIAL (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- GRAVESTONE (Post Medieval - 1700 AD? to 1850 AD?)
Description
During a watching brief during road works around the church, two burials (1 partial and 1 substantially complete) were recovered. Twenty-one 18th-19th century gravestones were also recorded. The ground had been greatly disturbed by previous trenches for services and had probably been lowered <1>.
<1> Thames Valley Archaeological Services, 1995, An Archaeological Watching Brief at St Mary The Virgin Church, Reading (Unpublished document). SRD12322.
Sources
| <1> | Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 1995. An Archaeological Watching Brief at St Mary The Virgin Church, Reading. [Unpublished document / SRD12322] |
Associated Events:
| ERM575 | St Mary the Virgin Church, Reading, Berkshire |
| ERM650 | Minster of St Mary the Virgin, Reading, Berkshire (Ref: REMSM 06) |
Associated Monuments
| MRD3935 | Church of St Mary, Reading, Berkshire (Listed Building) |
| MRD15634 | Saxon Reading (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
FRD11190 - FLAKE (Undated)FRD11191 - SHERD (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1250 AD)FRD11192 - COIN (Post Medieval to Unknown - 1635 AD?)Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.