The Hospitium of St John the Baptist was the hospitium, or dormitory for pilgrims, of Reading Abbey, which today is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of
The former main building of the hospitium
The Hospitium seen from the churchyard, with Town Hall to left and office development behind
The north side of the Hospitium seen from the courtyard of the office development
The roof of the hospitium is seen in the centre here, surrounded by churchyard, Town Hall and offices
Reading Town Hall
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Reading Town Hall is the town hall of Reading, Berkshire, England. The town hall was built in several phases between 1786 and 1897, although the principal facade was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1
Hospitium of St John the Baptist
…could accommodate 400 people. The main building has survived, and is grade II listed. Much of the remainder of the original hospitium was located where Reading Town Hall now stands. The abbey school, which was founded in 1125, moved into the hospitium in 1485 as the Royal Grammar School of King Henry VII. The surviving…
The town hall in 2018
The northwest corner of the town hall
Reading Town Hall, c. 1900 by Henry Taunt. The far end is Waterhouse's work, the nearer work is by Lainson