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Summary

A hard standing surface constructed from large sub-angular limestone blocks at Bear Wharf, Fobney Street, Reading.

Monument Type(s):

• HARD (Post Medieval - 1800 AD? to 1875 AD)

Description

A feature with a surface constructed from large sub-angular limestone blocks set firmly into a mottled blue-grey clay deposit up to 0.20m thick. The feature was up to 0.30m in thickness, and extended for 5.80m. Its stones were an average of 0.40 by 0.20m in size, although several were 0.50m long and up to 0.30m thick. It was truncated by possible post holes. A later phase of this limestone surface was also identified and was made of slightly smaller blocks <1>. A very similar limestone block surface was recorded in the second evaluation 460mm lower than that in the first evaluation. This surface has been interpreted as a hard standing possibly used for loading and unloading canal boats <2>.

<1> AOC Archaeology, 1996, An Archaeological Evaluation at Compass Yard, Bear Wharf, Fobney Street, Reading (Unpublished document). SRD12594.

<2> AOC Archaeology Group, 1998, An Archaeological Evaluation at Bear Wharf, Fobney Street, Reading (Unpublished document). SRD12641.

<3> Environment Assessment Group Limited, 1995, Archaeological desk based assessment - Compass Yard, Bear Wharf, Bridge Street, Reading (Unpublished document). SRD12593.

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