Cullen, B. and Egging-Dinwiddy, K. (2014). 42 Kenavon Drive, Reading, Berkshire - Archaeological Watching Brief Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1040600. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 42 Kenavon Drive, Reading, Berkshire - Archaeological Watching Brief Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology undertook a watching brief during groundworks at 42 Kenavon Drive, Reading (NGR SU 72704 73645), a planning requirement for a residential development. The Site occupies a floodplain of River Kennet, close to a known prehistoric palaeochannel, and purported Romano-British river port. The land was still a river meadow (King's Mead) liable to flooding as late as 1879. Acquired in 1862 by the Reading Gas Company, the Site would have required preparation (flood prevention); gasworks construction commenced in 1881. These declined, were abandoned and demolished in 1970s. Decontamination works required the removal and replacement of a fair depth of soils. The shallow trench depths precluded observations below the imported soils; no natural or archaeological deposits were seen. The remains of a concrete structure, probably relating to the main gasworks structure were exposed. The gasworks foundations have the potential to be deep and extensive. Given the riverine nature of the Site it is feasible that the ground level was artificially raised prior to the gasworks installation. Palaeoenvironmental and archaeological deposits may still be preserved at depth. The impact of the gasworks and the decontamination process upon the potential underlying archaeological resource, and the archaeological potential remain unknown. The present development is likely to have a minimal impact upon any deposits below the imported material; the potential risk to buried archaeology to is considered to be low.
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Author:		 Ben Cullen
K Egging-Dinwiddy
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Berkshire Archaeology HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: 42 Kenavon Drive
County: Berkshire
District: Reading
Parish: READING
Country: England
Grid Reference: 472704, 173645 (Easting, Northing)
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20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) STRUCTURE (Monument Type England)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
TEST PIT (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-195588
OBIB: Report number 103240.02
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018