Reading has a rich and often overlooked legacy of Georgian architecture, from early C18 houses on Castle Street and Church Street, to the Town Hall Assembly Rooms of 1785, to the Royal Berkshire Hospital and Eldon Square in the 1830s. The early C19 expansion was especially remarkable, seen in the striking terraces ringing the old medieval centre along King’s Road, Queen’s Road, London Road, Castle Hill, Russell Street, and others. This walk will encompass an architectural tour of Reading’s Georgian legacy, starting at the Town Hall and circling around to the east, south and west of the town centre (approximately 5km route).
Your Guide: Dr Stephen Gage is a lecturer and BSc Programme Director at University of Reading School of Architecture. He is an architectural historian specialising in the architectural, urban and landscape histories of C19 and early C20 Britain and America.
This is an additional tour to the one taking place on the 31st of May.
