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SITE CONTEXT PHOTOGRAPH 23: VIEW SOUTH-EAST from CAVERSHAM COURT GARDENS N L Jacksons C R R K R Allot E O R C O LIE D E D Approximate extent of the Site Caversham Court Gardens 292/6/30 Caversham Bridge Reading Bridge House Reading Rowing Club Thames Tower Thames Path River Thames 266/17/20 292/14/10 B481 A O Caversham Heath A I V A N 50m 82m 75m D E R K E UE A Recreation Ground The scaling of this drawing cannot be assured Golf Course VEN Y 70m Drain A S HDOWN Playing HIG F 205/11/10 Field O 80m Mast Path X H 40m Revision Date Drn Ckd I 35m L 80m 88m Subway T L MAPLEDURHAM CP O Pavilion Path K 80m 65m Path L - - - - E R Tk E Y A R W 65m S Club VE N N Farthingworth I O ALBANY C R E 75m E LG G 55m HA F Schools 71m Drain G R House C Pool E A R N E E Green V E N V A I Spr A E 39m L L N S R S R A Drain H 38 BPs U E D M E T A PH 292/9/10 G R O AV EYE AND DUNSDEN CP L L F A L E N C I W E A H N G P S E L H E O L L B E LG A E I A 60m A H G RA VE T O N T S O R Y N N R R O V T D 55m Y S U V N A D U 80m 75m C T W A E D O S D AV E 99m Emmer Green L 292/6/40 E E C Y M HERWEL R R V 292/5/10 Y G N E H S W A D E N Y H W BE N R R I U L U H P 65m A I E O A E N O I M F B E A 79m H N A E R U W Y S A R O M G S 80m T N S E L E L E O T T Y T Legend D N O R E CL P Noke End R H S PW L Botany B S 80m E N T A C DS B E R 82m E E L AN C E D R R Shaw 292/6/50 R Path 81m L U R Bay NE R RH Emmer Green Recn Gd L Y K O A I O Drain L NE Y G Q LE Tk 292/8/10 292/15/20 OR D Furzeplat R O S H O S R RD T IV W Prim Sch Co Const Bdy Site Boundary S The Common HE ER E D AY S E K O Rose Farm P V OA T A 205/12/10 E L R D 82m H I N PENN C MMER M R S S T U B 22 N OF S R A Allot R A R O FB C MID C N G W M S Gdns K CL L D C A A N T B M A I S A I A D D A 22HA T CAR S B O C Y R N S P D A E Y WHITB KIRKHA R 83m OV T S D R T Path R 80m N G 22 R G L N I Sinks 55m SILVERTHORNE DR A E R S O D B I L L S H A A O W Sandyhill R O N N T N R S OA E T 292/15/30 ON R CAR E A 81m NUE A Playhatch Quarry L L R U G T G A R Milestone CH E Y E Plantation O G O D K DE A V A N E D D GR Way A Chalk Track TR D 50m L E E O A A G C L FRAM R E V V L N H Playing O A L T Playing Field Y Hall A E E U PW R Mast A MB N S LEIGH RI Ancient Woodland # 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