Reading
Friday 25th Sep 2026. A family visit to Reading to see Bayeux Tapestry Victorian copy
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The Town Centre. We arrived by 11:00hrs |
Reading Town Hall and Museum.... |
....contains the Register Office, Coroners Court etc |
Clocktower and Cafe |
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Japanese plate |
 Greek Vase |
 There is a link to the Story in more detail at the top of this page |
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The lost section of the Tapestry.
William is crowned king of England |
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I decided the narrative on the Museum website was clearer than my photos! |
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Reading is their home |
The Cafe |
William Isaac Palmer |
A stuffed Mouse |
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The town was originally based on the Abbey founded by Henry the Second and boat traffic on the River Kennet but now has light industry. Henry VIII dissolved the Monastery and executed the Abbot. '
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 Might be an Oracle? |
 Model of the Abbey |
 Story of the Abbey building |
 Medieval Reading |
 Thomas a Becket killed |
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 Reading banknotes. The Kennett and Avon Canal helped Industry |
 A Pub Sign, |
 Queen Elizabeth the first |
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 Queen Victoria Street
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 a detail |
 "The Three Guineas" station pub |
 The Bar for our lunch |
Reading Station |
6 tracks to London |
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