The Old Forge, Merchant's Place
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The Old Forge, Merchant's Place
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 5 Dec 2014
There was a blacksmith's shop here for very many years, not sure when it closed but it was still going at least into the 1980s http://rfa.readingmuseum.org.uk/detail.asp?ID=53 . In the building today there are a cafe, a body piercing studio and a hypnotherapy centre. The entrance to Garrard Street Car Park is at the bottom of Merchant's Place, with Western Tower in the background.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.457423
Longitude
-0.973448