St Laurence’s Churchyard Tour

This September, Reading’s heritage will be on show for 10 days as part of England’s annual heritage festival, Heritage Open Days. Celebrating our buildings, natural and cultural heritage, this year there will be a fantastic range of free in-person and digital events to showcase the rich stories that make Reading such a unique place to live, work and visit.

See all Heritage Open Days 2021 events

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Join Barnaby Wheeler (HCC heritage architect) and Matthew Williams (Reading Museum) to explore one of Reading’s most historic spaces – St Laurence’s churchyard. Discover its links to the foundation and dissolution of Reading Abbey (celebrating its 900th anniversary this year). And hear about the 2015 restoration of the historic churchyard wall and this summer’s conservation of several ‘at risk’ 18th and 19th century chest tombs within the churchyard.