William Heelas Way
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William Heelas Way
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 3 Apr 2017
A new housing development, still under construction at the far end of the road. William Heelas opened a drapery shop in Wokingham in the 1790s, and another in Reading a bit later. The Wokingham shop is gone, but the Reading branch grew into the town's biggest department store and is still in business as part of the John Lewis group.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.410532
Longitude
-0.807419