...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…
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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 seventh day of Christmas…
...my true love sent to me: Seven Bridges House, six hexagons, five Abbey gates, four time pieces, three Thames bridges, two ancient monuments and an Inner Distribution Road. Seven Bridges House Seven Bridges House on Bridge Street now stands all alone between the entrance to the Oracle Holy Brook car park and a staff entrance… Continue reading On the seventh day of Christmas…
On the fourth day of Christmas…
...my true love sent to me: four time pieces, three Thames bridges, two scheduled monuments and an Inner Distribution Road. Walking up High Street and around Market Place there are four time pieces on show: Jacobs clock, Market Way clock, the sundial on St Laurence's church and at least one of the clock faces on… Continue reading On the fourth day of Christmas…
On the second day of Christmas…
...my true love sent to me: two scheduled monuments and an Inner Distribution Road. Reading's two ancient monuments. L - High Bridge, R - Reading Abbey with Reading Gaol High Bridge is listed as a scheduled monument (1005388) and also has a Grade II listing (1321938). It dates from 1788 and was designed by Robert… Continue reading On the second day of Christmas…
On the first day of Christmas…
...my true love sent to me: an Inner Distribution Road. IDR flyover at the foot of Southampton Street looking north Reading's Inner Distribution Road (IDR) encircles the town centre and has very few admirers but as a route around the town centre it takes in some of Reading's most important heritage sites. Construction began at… Continue reading On the first day of Christmas…
Reading Conservation Area Advisory Committee 