An architectural tour around Reading of one of the most notable architects of the Victorian period, Alfred Waterhouse.

A circular walking tour of Reading's rich Victorian architecture by Dr Stephen Gage, Lecturer in Architecture at University of Reading. From early 18th century houses to the iconic Reading Town Hall and Reading School, the works of Alfred Waterhouse, one of the Victorian era’s most notable architects.

Alfred Waterhouse was one of the most notable architects of the Victorian period, designing Manchester Town Hall and the Natural History Museum in London. Yet he also lived for a time in Reading and designed some of its key landmarks. This architectural walk will view some of Waterhouse's key works in Reading, including Reading Town Hall (1876), Reading School (1868-74), Sumerleaze House (1875-77), Christ Church Vicarage (1870-72), and the Rising Sun Temperance Tavern (1877). Along the way we will also discuss other key landmarks of Victorian Reading, including Forbury Gardens, Reading Gaol, Huntley & Palmers, the Mount and Christ Church.

Your Guide: Dr Stephen Gage is an architectural historian at the University of Reading specialising in the architectural, urban and landscape histories of C19 and early C20 Britain and America.

Timings

Date - Saturday 19 September

10.00 - 12.30

Location

Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1QH - Meet outside the Town Hall at the Queen Victoria statue

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