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Broad Street is a main pedestrianised thoroughfare and the primary high street in the English town of Reading. [1] The street is situated in the town centre, running for approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km), from west to east.
Broad Street Independent Chapel is a former nonconformist chapel dating from 1707. It is situated in Broad Street, now the principal shopping street of the English town of Reading. The building has been reused as a branch of the Waterstone's chain of bookshops. The building is a Grade II listed building. [1]
Reading is a major commercial centre, especially for information technology and insurance. [3] It is also a regional retail centre, serving a large area of the Thames Valley with its shopping centres, including the Oracle, the Broad Street Mall, and the pedestrianised area around
On 9 December, a relief force of 280 Dutch States Army dragoons under Hans Bentinck were sent to Reading. Warned of the Irish army's positions, the Dutch attacked them from an unexpected direction, making their way into the town centre via Broad Street. [1] [3] Local civilians supported the attackers by firing at Sarsfield's troops from their ...
Broad Street, Reading, looking eastwards from an upper storey window, c. 1904. A tramcar heads eastwards, and two horse-drawn cabs wait in the middle of the road, by the trolley-pole. A plaque in Erleigh Road on the pavement outside Café YOLK, placed around 1903 to herald the arrival of the electric tram.
St Mary's Butts is a thoroughfare in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. On its west side is the Broad Street Mall. It is connected to the north with Broad Street, the pedestrianised primary high street of Reading. St Mary's Church and Butts are where the town of Reading originally grew from. [1]
Broad Street Mall, previously known as the Butts Centre, is a large indoor shopping centre located in central Reading, England. There is a large multi-storey car park with direct access to the first floor of the centre. It is close to The Hexagon theatre and the offices of Reading Borough Council.
The opening of the park and the unveiling of the statue have been described as "the biggest celebration Reading had ever seen. [7] It was originally sited in Broad Street, but was moved in 1930 to its current location. [3] The statue depicts Palmer, standing, with top hat and umbrella clasped in his right hand, while his left holds his lapel.