Reading Borough Council has recently added three sites with links to Huntley & Palmers biscuits to its list of Locally Important Buildings and Structures. 2022 is the bi-centenary of the establishment of the business by Joseph Huntley on London Street. A programme to celebrate 200 years of Reading 'Biscuit Town' has been launched and Reading's… Continue reading Three new local heritage listings with Huntley & Palmers links
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Board of Health maps 1853 digitised
Berkshire Record Office (BRO) has placed high resolution digitised copies of Reading's Board of Health maps on their website. The maps, produced in 1853 by Borough surveyor John Clancy, are an exceptionally detailed and useful record of the town. BRO say: 'Each map shows the detail of sanitary provision in Reading Borough, as surveyed in… Continue reading Board of Health maps 1853 digitised
88 Broad Street – planning application withdrawn
A planning application (211241) for a new front entrance and changes to the front elevation of 88 Broad Street was withdrawn on 8 February 2022. 88 Broad Street Reading CAAC stated in our objection to the application: The documentation supplied is inadequate to form a considered opinion of the full impact of the changes proposed.For… Continue reading 88 Broad Street – planning application withdrawn
Reading CAAC 2021 Progress Review
Reading Conservation Area Advisory Committee have published a review of progress and achievements for 2021. Conservation Area AppraisalsPlanning ApplicationsHigh Streets Heritage Action ZonePlanning PolicyLocal ListingsSocial Media and WebsiteOther Local Heritage Matters Dowload the full review here: Summary of CAAC progress 2021 FINALDownload
Local Listing of 85-88 Broad Street
Reading Planning Applications Committee on 12 January 2022 approved Reading CAAC's nomination of the addition of 85-88 Broad Street to Reading's List of Locally Important Buildings and Structures. L to R: 88-84 Broad Street The reasons for the listing are summarised in the committee report (para 4.4) as that the group of four shops: Is… Continue reading Local Listing of 85-88 Broad Street
On the twelth day of Christmas…
...my true love sent to me: 12 CAAC members, Junction 11, ten Sweeney's pies, nine Whitley Crescent, eight Russell Terrace, Seven Bridges House, six hexagons, five Abbey gates, four time pieces, three Thames bridges, two ancient monuments and an Inner Distribution Road. 12 days of Christmas Reading CAAC currently has 12 members. In addition to… Continue reading On the twelth day of Christmas…
On the eleventh day of Christmas…
...my true love sent to me: Junction 11, ten Sweeney's pies, nine Whitley Crescent, eight Russell Terrace, Seven Bridges House, six hexagons, five Abbey gates, four time pieces, three Thames bridges, two ancient monuments and an Inner Distribution Road. Little Lea Cottage The southern boundary of Reading just includes most of Junction 11 and a… Continue reading On the eleventh day of Christmas…
On the tenth day of Christmas…
...my true love sent to me: ten Sweeney's Pies, nine Whitley Crescent, eight Russell Terrace, Seven Bridges House, six hexagons, five Abbey gates, four time pieces, three Thames bridges, two ancient monuments and an Inner Distribution Road. Two of the 10 Sweeney's pies my true love sent to me Sweeney & Todd at 10 Castle… Continue reading On the tenth day of Christmas…
On the ninth day of Christmas…
...my true love sent to me: nine Whitley Crescent, eight Russell Terrace, Seven Bridges House, six hexagons, five Abbey gates, four time pieces, three Thames bridges, two ancient monuments and an Inner Distribution Road. Whitley Crescent in 2016 Whitley Crescent ran from Highgrove Street to Kendrick Road on the north side of Christchurch Road. All… Continue reading On the ninth day of Christmas…
On the eighth day of Christmas…
...my true love sent to me: eight Russell Terrace, Seven Bridges House, six hexagons, five Abbey gates, four time pieces, three Thames bridges, two ancient monuments and an Inner Distribution Road. In the garden of 8 Russell Terrace, 1846. public domain: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/283065 It is thanks to the 'Reading Establishment' at 8 Russell Terrace, now 55… Continue reading On the eighth day of Christmas…
Reading Conservation Area Advisory Committee 