Edward Lever's Pictures of Reading

Reading Bridge

Viewed in the early morning from the Caversham side of the Thames.

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Reading, River Scenes, Berkshire, Architecture - Modern Designs

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Reading Railway Station

This picture shows the old Reading Station building, dating from 1860. Part of the building is now a pub (The Three Guineas) and the actual station entrance is off-camera to the right. Reading Station is currently undergoing extensive modernisation.

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Reading, Berkshire, Pubs And Inns, Trains and Railways

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Friar Street, Reading

Looking west down Friar Street with the statue of Queen Victoria in the foreground

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Reading, Berkshire

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Castle Street, Reading

The imposing colonnaded building is St. Mary's Episcopal Church.

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Reading, Berkshire, Churches, Buildings and Structures

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The Sun Pub in Castle Street, Reading

The Sun was originally a coaching inn serving the London to Bath stage-coach route, and is one of the oldest pubs in Reading.

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St. Mary the Virgin Church, Reading

St. Mary's Church dates from Saxon times and has undergone many changes and enlargements, including the incorporation of masonry taken from Reading Abbey after the dissolution.

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Churches, Reading, Berkshire

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Station Road, Reading

Looking down Station Road towards the old Reading Station building.

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Reading, Street Scenes, Trains and Railways, Berkshire

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Blake's Wharf, Reading

A view of Blake's Wharf, on the Kennet and Avon Canal, not far from Reading town centre. This area of Reading has seen considerable change in recent years, with old factories replaced by modern office buildings.

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Reading, Berkshire, Buildings and Structures, Canals

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Memorial to Henry I in the Forbury Gardens, Reading

The cross in the foreground is a memorial to Henry I, King of England, who was buried before the High Altar of Reading Abbey on Jan. 4, 1136. His tomb in the Abbey was destroyed at the dissolution. As the founder of Reading Abbey, King Henry intended that the abbey would be his memorial, but sadly all that remains is ruins.

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Churches, Remembrance, Reading, Berkshire

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Chestnut Walk and the Kennet & Avon canal, Reading

The picture shows the branch of the Kennet & Avon canal near the Abbey ruins. The canal boat is moored where the wharf of the Abbey would have been. The background is dominated by the recently completed 'Blade' Building.

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Reading, Canals, Trees and Woodlands, Buildings and Structures, Berkshire, Architecture - Modern Designs

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Statue near the Abbey Ruins, Reading

This mysterious sculpture (a copy of 'Death' from the Dorset Martyrs trio by Elisabeth Frink) is sited close to the Abbey Ruins. It stands in a small garden close to office buildings. Although this is private land as Paul Hilton says in his comment below, this is a technicality, and the public have open access to the walled garden.

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Reading, Abbeys and Cathedrals, Buildings and Structures, Berkshire

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Riverside apartments in Reading

Apartments on the Kennet near Blake's Lock

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Plaque on Reading Gas Works Bridge

This brightly decorated metal plaque is one of two which adorn the Gas Works Bridge over the River Kennet. The design is based on the 14th century seal of the town of Reading, showing the King's head set between four uncrowned heads.

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Reading, Buildings and Structures, Village Signs and Sign Posts, Bygone Era, Berkshire

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Reading Town Hall Clock Tower

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Reading, Broad Street, the John Lewis department store

The John Lewis department store in Reading previously traded under the name of Heelas and is often still referred to by that name by older townsfolk.

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Reading, Buildings and Structures, Street Scenes, Berkshire

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Reading, Fountain in the Forbury Gardens

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Reading, Buildings and Structures, English Autumn, Gardens and Parks, Berkshire, Little drops of water

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Interior of St. James' Church, Reading

This was probably the first church designed by A.W.N. Pugin. The architecture is Romanesque, unlike Pugin's later work. The style may have been inspired by Reading Abbey, the ruins of which are nearby.

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Reading, Churches

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Reading, Berkshire

Hideous carved head in woodlands at View Island

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Reading, Trees and Woodlands, Sculpted Trees

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Reading, Berkshire. Broad Street

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Reading, Buildings and Structures

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