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Location. Reading, Berkshire, UK. Coordinates. 51°27′25″N 0°58′2″W. / 51.45694°N 0.96722°W / 51.45694; -0.96722. Operated by. Reading Borough Council. Forbury Gardens is a public park in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The park is on the site of the outer court of Reading Abbey, which was in front of ...
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Forbury Gardens. The heart of Reading, Forbury Gardens is a place for celebration, commemoration and contemplation. Once part of the Abbey precinct, the gardens were also a battleground in the Civil War before the Victorians created the formal gardens that exist today. At the center is the Maiwand Lion, the emblem of Reading.
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Forbury Gardens is a delightful Victorian town garden, created at the height of the urban parks movement. The gardens have recently undergone major restoration. They are located between the town centre and the ruins of the 11th century abbey, not far from Reading Station. The ornamental gardens have a wall around which provides a peaceful and ...
Forbury Gardens is a delightful Victorian town garden, created at the height of the urban parks movement. The gardens have recently undergone major restoration. They are located between the town centre and the ruins of the 11th century abbey, not far from Reading Station. The ornamental gardens have a wall around which provides a peaceful and ...
To get a real feel of the size, go into Reading Museum which is about a 2 minute walk away, where there is a lot more information. Standing inside the Forbury Gardens (once the Abbey), you will be able to see a cross, which is the burial place of Henry I, who founded the Abbey back in 1121. Also you can see the Gatehouse, where in the upper ...
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Forbury Gardens is a delightful Victorian town garden, created at the height of the urban parks movement. The gardens have recently undergone major restoration. They are located between the town centre and the ruins of the 11th century abbey, not far from Reading Station. The ornamental gardens have a wall around which provides a peaceful and ...
In medieval times the Forbury Gardens was a rough patch of open ground, where horses grazed and pilgrims waited for services at the abbey church. At this time it was known as ‘the Forbury’, an old English placename meaning the place in front of the burgh. The Forbury became a town park in 1856. Local people collected money to buy the land and the ruins, which became central to leisure time ...
