Reading in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Old Reading

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 3, 2024

1. Old Reading Marker

Inscription. This has always been the heart of Reading's shopping district. Until the 1860s it was densely packed with rows of half-timbered houses.

Street names like Pig Market. Butter Market, Fisher Row and Butcher Row are clues to what medieval shoppers could buy.

But Chain Street didn't sell chains! It got its name from a chain put up to keep horses out of the Minster churchyard.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 51° 27.315′ N, 0° 58.232′ W. Marker is in Reading, England, in Berkshire. It is on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Broad Street, Reading, England RG1 2BD, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Simeon Monument (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); You've Found Reading Abbey's Market Place (about 90 meters away); WWII Bombing of Reading (about 120 meters away); Town Church, Abbey Stones (about 180 meters away); In Memory Of Henry West (about 180 meters away); The Hospitium (about 210 meters away); Men of Reading and Berkshire (about 210 meters away); Laurenthes Braag (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reading.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 14, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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