Kerbside Geology in Reading, Berkshire - J. R. L. Allen - Books - BAR Publishing - 9781407314051 - August 30, 2015
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Kerbside Geology in Reading, Berkshire

J. R. L. Allen

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Kerbside Geology in Reading, Berkshire

Between 1801 and the First World War the population of the Borough of Reading increased almost tenfold, simultaneously with the growth of new industries. The authorities responded by delineating new streets and encouraging development in districts springing up mainly to the east, south and west beyond the original market town. The Borough's Highways Committee, helped by legislation, played a major role in managing and guiding these activities, especially in the later part of the nineteenth century. Largenumber of bricks burnt from local clays were used to build houses, shops, schools, chapels and churches required in these new suburbs, but the making of the streets called for the procurement of stone from far and wide. This volume discusses the geological features, spatial distribution and geographic sources (such as south Oxfordshire, Wales, Leicestershire and as far away as Norway) of the types of stone used for road construction in Reading in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 30, 2015
ISBN13 9781407314051
Publishers BAR Publishing
Pages 144
Dimensions 210 × 297 × 10 mm   ·   494 g
Language English  

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