Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King
The chapter house, from the site of the monks' dormitory
Burial of Henry I at Reading Abbey in 1136, painted by Harry Morley (1916)
The interior of the ruined chapter house
Restoration of an arch done in 2004
Abbey is an electoral ward of the Borough of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. The ruins of Reading Abbey lie within the boundaries of the ward, a fact from which it derives its name.
Forbury Gardens, Reading
Reading Station drone view
Russell Street geograph.org.uk 1330882