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Name: | Limestone boundary wall and cast iron railings, the waterworks site, Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire |
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HER Number: | MRM16232 |
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Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
A limestone boundary wall and cast iron railings in mid-Victorian style along the street frontage of the waterworks site.
Monument Type(s):
- BOUNDARY WALL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1852 AD? to 2050 AD)
- RAILINGS (Post Medieval to Modern - 1852 AD? to 2050 AD)
Description
At the front of the site, facing Bath Road, there is a continuous limestone boundary wall with cast iron railings set in at intervals extending for the entire site frontage of the site.The boundary wall and railings are of typically mid Victorian style, and clearly date from the time of the establishment of the waterworks site. However, both the railings and wall were deleted from the listing description in 1995. Together with the water tower and unlisted pump house, the railings and boundary wall mark a significant stage in the 19th century development of Reading <1>.
The street frontage of the Bath Road Reservoirs is marked by a limestone block wall divided into alternating panels of full-height stone wall and lower stone wall surmounted by iron railings, separated by square stone pillars each topped with a concrete capstone. The railings were of wrought iron painted black and surmounted by finials in the shape of a foliate bud. Supporting the railings were scroll shaped backstays. The entrance, at the western end of the site was marked by a curved section of limestone wall and a pair of pillars built in ashlar style and surmounted by a pediment with dentile decoration on the underside. There was a slightly recessed panel on the pillar <3>.
<1> CgMs Consulting, 2008, Historic Buildings Report - The Water Tower, Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire (Unpublished document). SRM13753.
<2> Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2009, BIAG News, Page 10 "A Layman's Potted History of the Bath Road Reservoir" by Graham Grifiths (Newsletter). SRM13939.
<3> Thames Valley Archaeological Services, 2014, Bath Road Reservoirs, Reading, Berkshire - Building Recording, Page 3; Plates 1-2; Figure 11 (Unpublished document). SRM14717.
Sources
<1> | CgMs Consulting. 2008. Historic Buildings Report - The Water Tower, Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire. [Unpublished document / SRM13753] |
<2> | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 2009. BIAG News. No. 21. Page 10 "A Layman's Potted History of the Bath Road Reservoir" by Graham Grifiths. [Newsletter / SRM13939] |
<3> | Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2014. Bath Road Reservoirs, Reading, Berkshire - Building Recording. Page 3; Plates 1-2; Figure 11. [Unpublished document / SRM14717] |
Associated Events:
ERM1571 | Bath Road Reservoirs, Reading, Berkshire (Ref: BRR13/109) |
ERM926 | The Water Tower, Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire |
Associated Monuments
MRM17563 | Reading Water Works - Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
MRM16231 | Station supervisor's house, the waterworks site, Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
MRM16230 | Victorian pump house, the waterworks site, Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
MRM15888 | Water Tower, Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire (Listed Building) |
Associated Finds:
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