Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites, 1979–1988
John W Hawkes & P J Fasham
Description
The growth of Reading in the medieval period was due largely to the influence of the Abbey. The waterfront zone, between the Holy Brook and the Kennet, at at the heart of the urban development.
A series of excavations and observations during major redevelopment of the town centre produced substantial evidence for the construction, repeated refurbishment and use of waterfront structures which includes hards, wooden revetments, wharfs and associated building spanning the medieval period. A period of near abandonment seems to have followed the Dissolution.
The recovery of over 100 timbers has allowed for detailed dendrochronological study and the artefact assemblages including abundant leather shoe fragments chart the varied industrial and commercial functions of the waterfronts.
The archaeological evidence is complemented by a documentary study of the history of the Reading waterfronts.
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