Work and Employment Timeline

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1950	20th Century	1980 Brewery moves out of town centre 1976 Suttons Seeds move out of Reading 1976 Huntley and Palmers stop biscuit making 1965 Colliers stop making Bricks in Tilehurst 1962 Plane making stops in Woodley
1900	20th Century	1932 Miles aircraft made in Woodley
1850	Victorian	1850 Oracle demolished
1800	Georgian	1822 Joseph Huntley begins biscuit making 1807 Suttons Seeds founded
1750		1789 Reading Sauce made in Kings Road 1785 Simonds Brewery founded
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1600	Stuart	1627 Bricks for the Oracle made in Tilehurst 1624 John Kendrick leaves money for Oracle
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1200		1220 First evidence of Cloth industry
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