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The text was written by Dr C.F. Slade and we are very grateful to Mrs Slade for allowing the text to appear on the website
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The site of Reading maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd

Reading city centre c.1800 maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd

Reading's Civil War defences maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd

Reading in c.1800 summary maps maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd

Reading parishes and wards in the 18th century maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd