Reading

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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View articles on the town’s history: 
PDF icon Reading by C.F. Slade
View town maps: 
The situation of Reading
PDF icon Map 1 The situation of Reading
The situation of Reading map (c) Lovell Johns Ltd
The site of Reading
PDF icon The Site of Reading north sheet
PDF icon The Site of Reading south sheet
The site of Reading maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd
Reading city centre about 1800
PDF icon Reading centre c.1800 west sheet
PDF icon Reading centre c.1800 east sheet
Reading city centre c.1800 maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd
Reading Civil War defences
PDF icon Map 4 Reading's Civil War defences north sheet
PDF icon Map 4 Reading's Civil War defences south sheet
Reading's Civil War defences maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd
Reading in 1800 summary map
PDF icon Map 5 Reading in 1800 summary map north sheet
PDF icon Map 5 Reading in 1800 summary map south sheet
Reading in c.1800 summary maps maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd
Reading parishes and wards
PDF icon Map 6 Reading's parishes and wards north sheet
PDF icon Map 6 Reading's parishes and wards south sheet
Reading parishes and wards in the 18th century maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd
Reading's medieval street names
PDF icon Map 7 Medieval street names
Medieval street names maps (c) Lovell Johns Ltd
Atlas: 
Historic Towns - Maps and Plans of towns and cities in the British Isles, Volume One