Modern

Victorian

Georgian

Older

Houses

Shops

Offices

Factories

Transport

Open Space

Public Buildings

Age of Buildings: Victorian

Reading became a much bigger town in Victorian times. New areas of the town were developed away from the town centre for the workers at Huntley and Palmers, Suttons Seeds and Simmonds Brewery. Trams connected these new areas with the town centre and the factories.

What to look for

• Brick built (often using Colliers bricks from Tilehurst)
• Slate or local tile roofs
• Chimneys
• Patterned brickwork
• Portrait windows which slide up and down (Sash windows)

Examples

• Terraced House in Pell Street
• Shops in London Street
• Public Building: The Town Hall
• Factory: Cox and Wyman