| Image title: | Reading Abbey, Plate 1 |
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| Source: | Grose, Francis: “The Antiquities of England and Wales” (1783) |
| Place shown: | Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Keywords: | ruins, abbeys, windows, arches, entrances, trees, colour |
| Status: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested |
Notes: |
Publish’d the 24th of May 1784 by S. Hooper. The abbey was founded in 1121 by King Henry I of England, who was buried here. The abbey was closed at the Reformation, and used as a private home for a time. See also The Friends of Reading Abbey Web page. |
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