Miller, P. (2009). Abbey Mill House and Forbury Vaults, Abbey Square, Reading, An Archaeological Watching Brief Report. MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology). https://doi.org/10.5284/1042432. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Abbey Mill House and Forbury Vaults, Abbey Square, Reading, An Archaeological Watching Brief Report
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Series:		 Museum of London Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 A watching brief took place during redevelopment of Abbey Mills House, Abbey Square Reading between Nov 2006 and March 2009 to investigate areas where an earlier archaeological evaluation in 2004 was unable to obtain access to and to monitor ground works and ground reduction for the construction phase of the project. The site lies within Scheduled Monument: SM19019. A medieval wall survives on the site, spanning the Holy Brook, and was preserved within the development. No deposits or features of archaeological interest were exposed during the course of monitoring the trial pits, the lift shaft and the tree pit excavations. Monitoring at the north of the site for ground reduction and service investigations recorded features that are primarily thought to be of a post-medieval date. A large cut feature, possibly a back-filled quarry pit contained two pieces of tile, one Roman the other medieval although is more likely to post-date medieval abbey activity and may relate to post-medieval gravel extraction on the site after Dissolution. Natural deposits of chalk were recorded at between 38.74m OD to 39.30m OD at the north of the site and 34.2m OD to 35.5m OD further south although comparative levels of the chalk recorded during the 2004 evaluation would suggest this deposit was truncated at the south. The probable quarry pit at the north of the site was recorded at an upper height of c 38.50m OD although was truncated by later activity of a modern date.
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Author:		 P Miller
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Publisher:		 MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Berkshire Archaeology HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2009
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Site: Abbey Mills House and Forbury Vaults, Abbey Square
County: Berkshire
District: Reading
Parish: READING
Country: England
Grid Reference: 471890, 173450 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) CESS PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) QUARRY PIT (Monus)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017