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History of Reading Society

15/04/24

THE History of Reading Society’s next meeting will hear from Ann Smith about “The history of Woodley”. She will describe how a village grew into a suburb of Reading with its own hidden history. Ann published a book with the help of local U3A groups. ...

History of Reading Society

History of Reading Society

11/06/18

THE subject of the May talk was the history of Greyfriars Church in Reading. The speaker was Malcolm Summers, who has been a member of the church since 1981 and published a history of it in 2013. The Franciscan Order of Monks was founded by St ...

History of Reading Society

18/09/23

THE History of Reading Society will continue its in-person meetings at the Abbey Baptist Church, Abbey Square, Reading, on Wednesday at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm), when David Downs will be giving a talk entitled “Biscuits and Royals”. David is ...

History of Reading Society

19/02/24

THE History of Reading Society will continue its online meetings at 7.30pm on Wednesday (February 21). Mike Cooper will give a talk entitled “Early closing: air raids on Reading in the Second World War” via Zoom. Forty-one people were ...

History of Reading Society

History of Reading Society

07/01/19

THE subject of the November talk was the “Architectural history of Caversham: a personal view”. The speaker was Dr Megan Aldrich, who began her career at the Victoria & Albert Museum and later became an academic director at Sotheby’s ...

History of Reading Society

20/05/24

AT the History of Reading Society’s April meeting, Ann Smith gave us “A history of Woodley”. A few years ago, she edited a book with the same title from work done by members of the Reading and Wokingham U3A, who were joined by ...

History of Reading Society

History of Reading Society

12/03/18

THE subject of the February talk was the “History of the Abbey Baptist Church, Reading” and the speakers were members of the congregation. The talk began with a brief history of the Baptists in England. The Baptist Church ...

History of Reading Society

06/09/21

THE History of Reading Society has published a new book called Abbot Cook to Zero Degrees: an A-Z of Reading’s Pubs and Breweries (£12). It will be launched at Zerodegrees microbrewery and restaurant on the corner of Gun ...

History of Reading Society

History of Reading Society

03/06/19

THE subject of the May talk was “The return of Catholicism in Reading” and the speakers were John and Lindsay Mullaney. Both John and his wife, Lindsay, were teachers at the Catholic Blessed Hugh Faringdon School in ...

History of Reading Society

History of Reading Society

18/03/19

THE subject of the February talk was “A history of Reading’s allotments”. The speaker was Evelyn Williams who has published an e-book on the subject and has cultivated a plot at the Waterloo Meadows allotments for ...

History of Reading Society

History of Reading Society

11/02/19

THE subject of the January talk was the “Influence of Victorian mourning at Reading Cemetery”. The speaker was Anna Ellis who has completed a degree in archaeology at the University of Reading as a mature student....

History of Reading Society

History of Reading Society

19/11/18

THE subject of the October talk was the Forbury at Reading. The speaker was Joy Pibworth, a member of the society’s committee. Today, the public open space opposite St Laurence’s churchyard in Reading is known ...

History of Reading Society

History of Reading Society

08/04/19

THE subject of the March talk was “Defending Reading”. The speaker was Mike Cooper, who is an author and public speaker on the subjects of local and military history. In Anglo-Saxon England, Reading was a ...

History of Reading Society

History of Reading Society

14/10/19

THE subject of the September talk was George Lovejoy, the Victorian bookseller of Reading. The speaker was Martin Andrews, who worked for many years at Reading Museum and later became a lecturer in the ...

History of Reading Society

History of Reading Society

12/02/18

THE subject of the January talk was “The history of Katesgrove”. The speaker was Evelyn Williams who has lived in the area for almost 20 years. Evelyn has done much research into the area’s history, ...

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