Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire

The inner gatehouse of the abbey, built in the late 13th century but drastically restored by Scott in 1869. The abbey was founded in 1129 by Henry I as a Benedictine monastery and supressed under the Dissolution in 1539.

Location

Reading Reading

Period

Medieval (Middle Ages) (1066 - 1484)

Tags

victorian abbey monastery benedictine dissolution religion faith medieval (1066 - 1484)