Middle Ages

Timeline

Townhalls

Yield Hall

Greyfriars

Hospitium

New Town Hall

Waterhouse Town Hall

Civic Offices

Yield Hall

The first place where a council met in Reading was the Yield (Guild) Hall. This was near High Bridge and records show that it was in use by 1420. Unfortunately it was not ideal, as it was right next to where the women of the town washed their clothes. The noise from this disturbed the men of the town as they tried to make decisions. The last part of Yield Hall was knocked down in 1920.