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Toutley Road and West of Old Forest Road, Wokingham, Berkshire |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
The evaluation was split into two phases due to access constraints.
A total of thirty-five trenches in the floodplain and SANG on the east of the Site and in the arboretum in the central part of the Site were machine excavated in May 2018 during Phase 1. The majority of the trenches measured approximately 30m x 1.8m, with the exception of two trenches in the SANG.
A total of seventy-three trenches were machine excavated in September 2018, during Phase 2. Twenty of these trenches were located at the allotment site, and varied in size and location due to constraints. Three trenches were moved to avoid existing trees or for Health & Safety reasons, following the detection of a possible service. A further trench in the allotments was split into two due to obstructions on site. Two trenches were backfilled rapidly due to the presence of asbestos-bearing concrete sheeting material. The remaining trenches were excavated in their planned locations. An archaeological trial trench evaluation (Phase I & 2) was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in May and September 2018 at Toutley Road and West of Old Forest Road,
Wokingham, Berkshire. A total of thirty-five trenches were excavated in the eastern and central parts of the Site (floodplain, SANG and arboretum, Figure 3) in May 2018 and seventy-three trenches were excavated in the remaining areas of the Site (allotments, Kennel Rise Ltd land and Winnersh FA land, Figure 3) in September 2018, during Phase 2.
Trench 88 contained the only archaeological feature to be found during Phase 1 at the Site comprising a single isolated ditch. The exact function of the ditch was not established but is likely to represent the remains of a former field boundary which appears to correspond with similar boundary alignments visible on historic mapping. A single residual potsherd of probable Roman or medieval date was identified and recovered from the ditch fill.
An extensive modern deposit containing red brick fragments, charcoal and concrete rubble inclusions was identified within Trenches 8, 9, 10A, 10B, 11 and 12. The modern deposits found within these trenches were sealed by compacted layers of re-deposited clay natural. This evidence is indicative of demolition rubble that has been backfilled within a large natural hollow to suggest extensive levelling had occurred within the north-east area of the Site. The levelling is likely to be associated with modern brick works industrial waste or former Second World War activity.
Trench 25, 27, 30, 31 and 32 in Phase 2 targeted the location of a WW2 heavy anti-aircraft gun battery. Evidence of these structures was recovered in Trench 27, 30, 31 and 32. |
| Author: |
M Nichol
R Kennedy
E Troake
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Cotswold Archaeology
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2018
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Wokingham |
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Berkshire |
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England |
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Winnersh |
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Grid Reference: 479624, 170365 (Easting, Northing)
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| Created Date: |
03 Jul 2023 |
