Former offices of the Berkshire Chronicle
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Former offices of the Berkshire Chronicle
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 7 Feb 2008
The Dutch gable of this building in Valpy Street bears the inscription 'B.C. 1770', although it is a Victorian construction. The initials stand for Berkshire Chronicle, the date 1770 was when the newspaper was founded - in Wokingham. The paper was later renamed the Reading Chronicle, and its office and printing press were located here between 1891 to 1986. Information from Reading Museum website (link no longer available in July 2022). Since this photo was taken, Chronicles bar has gone and there are different tenants on the ground floor.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.4573
Longitude
-0.969709