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- 1. History of Emmer Green By Asma Mohammad 4NAM
- 2. Contents About Emmer green & its location History Housing in Emmer green The Emmer Green Book Education St Barnabas Church Chalk Mine
- 3. Emmer Green Emmer Green is a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated immediately north of Caversham on the border with Oxfordshire, the county in which both places formerly stood. Emmer Green is bordered by the extensive nature reserve at Clayfield Copse and Blackhouse Woods and also by the tip of the South Downs at Bugs Bottom (also known as Hemdean Bottom). There is a cycle path to Wallingford and access to Balmore Park which overlooks Caversham, with views as far as the Madjeski Stadium wind turbine.
- 4. Map of Emmer Green
- 5. History Emmer Green has five former mansions. Two are now converted for residential use. Rosehill House & Notley Place - Standing in 14 acres of ground, was once part of Caversham Manor, the first building being erected in 1791. The house has since been converted into flats and a housing estate built on the grounds. Caversham Park - is owned by the BBC Grove House - has become Highdown School Caversham Place - was designed by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis for Major-General Sir Cecil Pereira
- 6. Housing in Emmer Green At one time the whole of Emmer Green was rural. Post World War II housing became a priority and building continued apace. It was in latter years that over-development was deemed undesirable. Emmer Green Residents Association was set up in May 1984, primarily to try to monitor planning in the area by supporting Reading Borough Council in their fight to preserve a valued stretch of open countryside. The Hemdean Valley (Bugs Bottom) was the area that sparked things off. Subsequent interests have included the redevelopments of the Bison Flats in Scott Close, Gorselands (former allotments), Wordsworth Court (built on the site of the former Reading Athletics Club). Lately the focus has been on garden grabbers and small scale infill development. Housing is always going to be a fine balance between providing roofs over people's heads and preserving the status quo.
- 7. The Emmer Green Book In the year 2000 Emmer Green Residents' Association organised and hosted an exhibition on the history of Emmer Green, as part of the Millennium celebrations. The exhibition was hailed a triumph and many visitors asked for a book. There are 120 pages (including 8 in full colour in the first edition) in the book, plus a detailed index.
- 8. Education Primary School There are two primary schools Emmer Green Primary School The Hill Primary which is situated between Emmer Green and Caversham There is one Secondary school Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
- 9. Emmer Green Primary School The first proper school in Emmer Green was built from brick and flint on the corner of Grove Road and School Lane in October 1877. Its name changed over the years, but the two-room school was finally closed in 1933 due to lack of support. Children from Emmer Green then had to attend schools in Caversham. In the 1950s, the current Emmer Green Primary School was built in Grove Road. The building was extended in the 1980s, and had temporary classrooms added in the 1990s to cope with demand for places.
- 10. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Highdown School was established as a comprehensive school in September 1971. On 1st November 2010, Highdown School became an independently run academy after being judged outstanding by Ofsted. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is an academy in Emmer Green on the outskirts of Reading, Berkshire, England. It has a capacity for approximately 1450 students aged 1118.Highdown School has three Grade II listed buildings within its grounds. The main building was altered and extended by Richard Norman Shaw from 1878-80.
- 11. St. Barnabas Church Always a prominent local landmark, the first St. Barnabas Church building was constructed in the latter part of the 19th Century in the form of a corrugated iron mission church. This is still used as the present church hall and has just been refurbished. A replacement church was started in the 1920s and was consecrated on 29th June 1929. The congregation and the community continue to hold the present church building in considerable affection and by its location St. Barnabas still possesses something of the character of the village church about it.
- 12. Emmer Green (Hanover) Chalk Mine The Emmer Green (Hanover) Chalk Mine is an extensive abandoned subterranean chalk mine at Emmer Green, north of Reading in Berkshire, located just north of the junction of Peppard Road & Kiln Lane. The mine is so named because the land is now owned by the Hanover Housing Association who have a development adjacent at Wordsworth Court. The mine is one of a number of known mines in the Emmer Green and Reading area where chalk mining was once an important industry. It is likely other abandoned mines remain undiscovered. The area was once known as Rose Hill and contained brickfield and chalk mining works. The mine was discovered in 1977 during building works. Access is through a 50ft fixed steel ladder in a narrow vertical shaft below a locked iron cover.
- 13. Emmer Green (Hanover) Chalk Mine There is a marked difference in the The highest section of the mine, here floor level in some parts of the mine the height is over 20 feet
- 14. References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmer_Green http://www.egra.co.uk/index.html http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb- sites/sites/h/hanover_chalk_mine/index.shtml http://www.saintbarnabas.org.uk/ http://www.emmergreenprimary.com/ http://www.highdown.reading.sch.uk