T H A M E S V A L L E Y ARCHAEOLOGICAL S E R V I C E S
15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire
Archaeological Desk-based Assessment
by Gordana Baljkas
Site Code: HSW16/232
(SU 7862 7879)
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B1 8 < B UB B < U B B B BB B U BB B B B BB B U BB B B B N B U B B B B N U BB N U U B B BB B U U B B BB B B B B B B B U B U U B U BBB B B U B B B B B BB U B X B BB X - ;>)) *). B1 8 < B B B B B B B B B M B B N B B X B B B B T B BB ..RT ?V * B B B B W SITE Slough READING Maidenhead 80000 Windsor Hungerford Thatcham Bracknell Newbury Wokingham 19 6 10 34 33 36 1 35 79000 SITE 5 27 20 12 30 9 4 29 11 25 23 16 22 24 15 8 28 38 37 2 13 26 21 32 31 17 18 3 7 14 78000 SU78000 79000 HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 1. Location of site within Wargrave and Berkshire showing Berkshire HER records. Reproduced from Ordnance Survey Explorer digital edition at 1:12500 Ordnance Survey Licence 100025880 HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 2. Current site layout Approximate location of site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 3. Saxton's map of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1574 Approximate location of site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 4. Speed's map of Berkshire 1610 Approximate location of site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 5. Rocque's map of Berkshire 1761 Site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 6. Wargrave Inclosure map 1818 Site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 7. Wargrave Tithe map 1841 Site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 8. Ordnance Survey 1875-9 Site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 9. Ordnance Survey 1898-9 Site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 10. Ordnance Survey 1913 Site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 11. Ordnance Survey 1932-3 Site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 12. Ordnance Survey 1968 Site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 13. Ordnance Survey 1977 Site HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 14. Ordnance Survey 1993 HSW 16/232 N 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Figure 15. Proposed development layout Plate 1. Looking south-east towards the site from junction Plate 2. Looking north-east towards the site from High of High Street and Wargrave Hill Street Plate 3. Looking north-east towards the site from High Plate 4. Entrance to 15 High Street from the site looking Street east Plate 5. Site looking east towards Suncroft Plate 6. Site looking south-west towards Suncroft HSW 16/232 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Plates 1 to 6 Plate 7. Site looking south-west towards the bungalow Plate 8. Site looking east towards the garage Plate 9. Site looking west along northern boundary Plate 10. Site looking south in front of bungalow Plate 11. Site looking south to rear of bungalow Plate 12. Site looking west along southern boundary HSW 16/232 15-27 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire, 2017 Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Plates 7 to 12 TIME CHART Calendar Years Modern AD 1901 Victorian AD 1837 Post Medieval AD 1500 Medieval AD 1066 Saxon AD 410 Roman AD 43 BC/AD Iron Age 750 BC Bronze Age: Late 1300 BC Bronze Age: Middle 1700 BC Bronze Age: Early 2100 BC Neolithic: Late 3300 BC Neolithic: Early 4300 BC Mesolithic: Late 6000 BC Mesolithic: Early 10000 BC Palaeolithic: Upper 30000 BC Palaeolithic: Middle 70000 BC Palaeolithic: Lower 2,000,000 BC Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd, 47-49 De Beauvoir Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5NR Tel: 0118 9260552 Fax: 0118 9260553 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tvas.co.uk