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Reading Bridge A river cruiser passes under Reading Bridge heading towards Caversham Lock This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Reading Bridge and Clearwater Court, Reading Reading Bridge links the town of Reading with Caversham (there is another crossing at Caversham Bridge, further upstream). In this view, the bridge is dwarfed by the modern office buildings nearby. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Forbury Gardens, Reading Forbury Hill with the Abbey ruins and Reading Gaol in the background at the right. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Wycliffe Baptist Church, Cemetery Junction, Reading Cemetery Junction is about a mile east of Reading town centre and the name was used as the title of a film written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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St James' Church, Reading St James' Church dates from 1840 and stands close to the ruins of Reading Abbey. The church was designed in a Romanesque style to be in keeping with the Norman heritage of the Abbey. The architect was A.W.N. Pugin. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Clearwater Court, Reading Clearwater Court is the headquarters building of Thames Water This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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King's Meadow, Reading Looking across the Thames towards King's Meadow and modern apartment buildings, distinguished by their unusual 'ski-slope' roof. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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The Corn Exchange in Reading Market Place All that remains of the Reading Corn Exchange is the facade seen here. The architects were J B Clacy and F Hawkes of Reading. The building dates from 1854. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Reading, the corner of Cross Street and Broad Street This picture was taken from Broad Street, looking towards Cross Street. The white building which is now 'Moss Bros' was formerly the Bull Hotel. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Broad Street, Reading Broad Street is the main shopping street in Reading. It is now pedestrianised. Many of the shops are built within the shells of much older buildings, so at street level they seem modern, but looking above you can see the variety of architecture from previous years. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Reading Town Hall The Town Hall is typical of the red-brick Victorian architecture found in Reading. The architect was Alfred Waterhouse. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Disused Swimming Pool at King's Meadow, Reading A rare view inside this Grade II listed Edwardian swimming pool, which has been closed to the public since 1973. It is now in a bad state of repair due to neglect and vandalism. A group of volunteers have proposed a plan for reopening it as a summer swimming pool / winter ice rink. Lack of funding seems to be a major issue. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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The Jolly Anglers Pub The Jolly Anglers Pub on Kennet-side was built by Huntley & Palmers about 150 years ago for the benefit of the workers at the nearby biscuit factory. The pub closed in 2009, but is now open again after a vigorous campaign by local residents. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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King's Meadow Swimming Baths, Reading These old open-air swimming baths near the Thames have been closed to the public since 1973. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Kennet Mouth and Brunel's Railway Bridge, Reading This is where the Kennet joins the Thames. The bridge seen here was built by Brunel between 1839 and 1840 to carry the Great Western Railway over the Kennet. It is a testimony to the endurance of Brunel's engineering that after 170 years, the bridge is still in service today. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Malmaison Hotel, Reading The hotel was built around 1840 as the Great Western Hotel to cater for travellers using the newly-opened Reading Station. The building has recently been extensively modernised and is now part of the Malmaison Hotel chain. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Icebound fountain in the Forbury Gardens, Reading Normally you hear splashing water from this fountain in the Forbury Gardens, but today it has been reduced to a trickle by the bitter winter winds. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 50D |
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Sunday afternoon concert in the Forbury Gardens, Reading This picture appears in the following picture tours: |
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Caversham Princess at Reading The Caversham Princess is one of several cruise boats which operate between the Promenade and Mapledurham during the summer months. This picture appears in the following picture tours: |
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Canada Geese on the Riverbank at Reading This picture appears in the following picture tours: |
