Modern

Victorian

Georgian

Older

Houses

Shops

Offices

Factories

Transport

Open Space

Public Buildings

Age of Buildings: Older

Few buildings of this age survive in Reading. The three original town churches are the main examples, although there are a few houses in the town centre.

What to look for

• Stone built churches
• Houses have a frame made of timber
• Windows originally very small and open outwards (casement)
• Town houses jettied (upper storeys stick out over pavement)
• Hand made tile roofs- the tiles are often different shapes and sizes
• Roof line not straight- the wood has bent over the years.

Examples

• Public Building: St Mary's Church
• Town House: now offices, Castle Hill
• Timber framed cottage: Southampton Street.