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 William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors"

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From Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, municipal, baronial, and popular antiquities by Charles Knight 1845

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Size: 4500px × 3419px
Location: Reading Abbey Ruins, Abbey Street, Reading, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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