Exploring the Architecture of Georgian Reading

A guided tour of Reading's Georgian architecture by an architectural historian from University of Reading

Type of Walk
Learn something new on a guided tour -  Less walking/more talking

More detail
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, 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 and south of the town centre, and finishing at Holybrook House, Castle Street. 

Walk length / difficulty / accessibility
4 km / 2.5 miles / 2.5 hours / medium / wheelchair accessible with adaptation (please contact Reading Walks Festival)

Ticket price
£3

About the walk leader
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.        

Getting there
​Reading Town Hall is a 2 minute walk from Reading Station and close to most ​bus routes.
W3W https://what3words.com/forms.funded.owners