20th Century

Timeline

Introduction

Danish Invasion of 870

Danish Invasion of 1006

St Mary's Butts

Civil War

Civil War defences

Siege of Reading

Battle of Caversham Bridge

After the Siege

Battle of Reading

Napoleon

World War 1

World War 2

World War 1

1915 The workhouse in Oxford Road was taken over by the military and converted into Reading War Hospital. Redlands, Battle and Wilson Schools were also taken over as hospitals. Country houses nearby such as Englefield and Basildon were taken over as places where men out of hospital could rest and get better. Readings population was increased by people from London.

The Cooperative jam factory in Coley was taken over by the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 for use as a technical training school. When the Corps became the Royal Air Force in 1918 the factory stopped being used.