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| Name: | Bear Wharf, Fobney Street, Reading, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | 02113.23.040 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
A limestone surface, possibly the floor of a bunker for loading or a dry dock revealed at Bear Wharf, Fobney Street, Reading during an archaeological evaluation.
Monument Type(s):
- FLOOR (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Description
Feature 132, limestone surface, to the north of 110. Limestone blocks are set in mid-brown clayey silt stones smaller than in feature 110 but part of same building phase and overall feature. Probably associated with commercial traffic on Kennet and Avon canal, possibly the floor of a bunker for loading or a dry dock <1>.
<1> AOC Archaeology, 1996, An Archaeological Evaluation at Compass Yard, Bear Wharf, Fobney Street, Reading (Unpublished document). SRD12594.
Sources
| <1> | AOC Archaeology. 1996. An Archaeological Evaluation at Compass Yard, Bear Wharf, Fobney Street, Reading. [Unpublished document / SRD12594] |
Associated Events:
| ERD55 | Bear Wharf I, Reading (Ref: RFS96) |
Associated Monuments
| MRD7376 | Bear Wharf, Fobney Street, Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
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