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Blenheim Place, Castle Street, READING, RG1 7ST

This site on the south-east corner of the roundabout has been behind hoardings for a while. A new office block has been built on the site, or maybe it was the old one refurbished. The previous building on the site is this one Image] Is it the same building?

The left hand side of Castle Hill, just west of the roundabout. The building numbers here, in the 150s, show that it was at one time an extension of Castle Street and the numbers are continuous from there. Many of the buildings are listed and it is a conservation area.

An office block belonging to Citi Financial beside a roundabout above the inner distribution road. The car is waiting to join the roundabout having descended Castle Street.

On the right we have the red bricks of the Horse and Jockey pub, followed by Culham House and the junction with Carey Street. Thereafter the view leaves SU7173. The road is the A4155 and is seen here climbing up to the junction with Tilehurst Road. The rather grand houses mostly date from the earlier part of the 19th century. Most, if not all, of the buildings are listed.

Looking eastbound towards Reading town centre from halfway down the hill (I am standing on a traffic island dividing the carriageway). The four lane carriageway where I am standing narrows to three, and the red tarmac is a contraflow lane, inbound downhill in the morning peak periods (see the signs) and outbound towards us at other times. It works because at those times when it is needed the traffic runs slowly. The bus is on route 33 to Turnham's Farm, a western suburb of Reading. Since about 2006 the main routes in Reading have had colour coded buses, so if you are looking for a 33 you are looking for a blue bus (usually). The bus is just crossing the grid line.