{"id":9717,"date":"2022-08-15T14:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T13:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berksarch.co.uk\/?page_id=9717"},"modified":"2025-02-13T18:24:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:24:35","slug":"past-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.berksarch.co.uk\/index.php\/past-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All the below projects have been undertaken within the last decade. They nearly always involved geophysical survey and some included excavations. The links below will take you to a summary of each project and, where available, a downloadable report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blounts Court<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2024_P02, BAS2022_07, BAS2019_P04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigating the archaeology of a former Tudor and medieval manor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Frogmill, Hurley geophysics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2024_P01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A geophysics project to investigate crop marks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wickham House<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2023_P07<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A series of geophysics surveys to look for evidence of Romano-British settlement as well as further evidence of the intersection of the two Roman Roads. .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Berkshire Medieval Graffiti Surveys<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

BAS2023_P06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surveys of medieval graffiti at Berkshire churches<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cock Marsh<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2023_P05<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Reading are leading a gradiometer geophysics survey of a Bronze Age\/Early Medieval site at a field containing around 20 barrows near the Thames.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Berkshire Romans Project 3<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

BAS2023_P02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project is reviewing aspects of Roman Society. See also here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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North of Streatley<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

BAS2023_P01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A wide spread of Roman coins and other artefacts has been discovered in a field north of Streatley. BAS has been asked to undertake a geophysics survey to assess the future archaeological potential of this site and provide additional context for the artefacts<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unlocking Old Windsor<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

BAS2022_P12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A project to consolidate, enhance and promote the archive of Brian Hope-Taylor\u2019s excavations between 1953 and 1958. In co-operation with the Middle Thames Archaeology Partnership (MTAP) and the University of Reading<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inkpen<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2022_P11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inkpen is a small village to the south of Hungerford in West Berkshire just to the north of the Hampshire Downs and the Walbury Hillfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Society is partnering with David Thomas the chair of the Inkpen Parish Council and the Inkpen History Group to  carry out geophysics surveys of 11 fields across the parish.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cookham Paddock<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

BAS2022_P08, P10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BAS members have been involved in the Cookham Paddock project with UoR & MTAP<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sutton Estate<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

BAS2022_P09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next area to investigate for the Roman Road to Bath from Wickham comprises several fields on the Sutton Estate, to the east of Radley Farm.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Runnymede<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2022_P06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geophysical survey of Council Meadow, Runnymede<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hall Farm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2022_P05<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geophysical survey of land at UoR Hall Farm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Arborfield Mill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2022_P04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archaeological Survey of the mill and surrounding area<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Berkshire Roman Project 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2022_P02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

see also here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BAS Gazetteer<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2022_P01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A database combining HER and RRS sites – initially Iron Age and Roman<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Radley Farm<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2021_P04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To understand better the route taken by the Roman Road to Bath from its last known locations at Radley Farm, and then eastwards toward Ermin Street.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Near Wickham<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2021_P03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigating areas of the Wormstall Estate to explain Roman coin finds and track the road from Bath.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Runnymede<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2021_P01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A geophysics training event run by BAS with volunteers organised by the National Trust. See also here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ankerwyke Priory<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2020_P01, BAS2019_P01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geophysical surveys for the National Trust around the former medieval priory across the river from Runnymede.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Knowl Hill<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2019_P03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excavations to investigate anomalies found in a geophysical survey in 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hall Farm, Arborfield<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2019_P02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geophysical survey of fields around Hall Farm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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La Hyde, Pangbourne<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2017_P05<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geophysical surveys of fields that may have been the site of a former Tudor village.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cholsey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2017_P04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geophysical survey and excavations in the grounds of a building that started as a medieval hall house.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aberleigh, Hall Farm, Arborfield<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2017_P01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geophysical survey to trace the former Arborfield Manor and any earlier buildings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Caversham Park<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BAS2015_P02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geophysical survey of former country estate in Caversham which in 2015 was BBC Caversham Park.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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All the below projects have been undertaken within the last decade. They nearly always involved geophysical survey and some included excavations. The links below will take you to a summary of each project and, where available, a downloadable report. Blounts Court BAS2024_P02, BAS2022_07, BAS2019_P04 Investigating the archaeology of a former Tudor and medieval manor. Frogmill, … Continue reading Past Projects<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9717","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berksarch.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berksarch.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berksarch.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.berksarch.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.berksarch.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9717"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.berksarch.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12302,"href":"https:\/\/www.berksarch.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9717\/revisions\/12302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berksarch.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}