Bower, K. and Matthews, C. (2017). Historic Building Recording of St George's Hall, St George's Road, Reading, Berkshire RG30 2RG. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1051873. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Historic Building Recording of St George's Hall, St George's Road, Reading, Berkshire RG30 2RG
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Series:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology was commissioned by Archaeology Collective to undertake building recording of St George's Hall, St George's Road, Reading, Berkshire, centred on OS NGR SU 69034 73648. Archaeology Collective was instructed by Francis Construction, on behalf of Stonewater Ltd. The church and hall do not lie in a Conservation Area although the church is a Grade II Listed Building. The documentary research and building recording has shown that although St George's Hall has the appearance of a 1960s community hall, it was built in 1880 as a 'tin tabernacle' or pre-fabricated corrugated iron building. From 1880 to1886 the Iron Church was used as a temporary church until the permanent church was built. Once the permanent church was in use, the Iron Church was used as a Sunday School. The building recording found evidence that parts of the original Iron Church are still extant within St George's Hall. These include scalloped bargeboards, rectangular window openings, corrugated iron sheet nailed to timber studwork, the east iron rose window and internal timber tongue and groove wall covering. Decorative iron roof trusses show that the Iron Church was originally open to the roof. Changes that took place in the 1950s/1960s when the building was converted into a Community Hall included the addition of the west entrance extension, cement rendering of the walls, the addition of several extensions and the addition of a stage. These changes altered the appearance of the building from a 'tin tabernacle' to a modern community hall.
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Author:		 K Bower
C Matthews
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Publisher:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org:		 Berkshire Archaeology HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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District: Reading
Site: St George’s Hall, St George’s Road
County: Berkshire
Country: England
Parish: READING
Grid Reference: 469034, 173648 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
CHURCH HALL (Monument Type England)
BUILDING SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: preconst1-297329
OBIB: PCA Report No. R13034
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Note:		 A4 spiral bound with blue cover report
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Created Date:		 25 Apr 2019