Historic houses · South East England
Roseate Reading Hotel
Roseate Reading Hotel — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Roseate Reading Hotel is a Grade II*-listed building in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Roseate Reading Hotel (formerly the Forbury Hotel) is a boutique hotel in Reading, Berkshire, England. It is situated in the Forbury, formerly a part of Reading Abbey, and on the southern side of the modern Forbury Gardens. The building that forms the front section of the hotel was the Shire Hall for the County of Berkshire, built in 1911 and used as such until 1981, and is a grade II listed building.
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Background
History
Since Berkshire County Council had been formed in 1889, meetings of the full council had taken place in the assize courts. Following continuing increases in the responsibilities of the county council, county leaders chose to procure a new purpose-built Shire Hall for council officers and their departments: the site selected on the southern side of Forbury Gardens had been occupied by buildings associated with the Royal Berkshire Seed Establishment. The new building, which was designed by Septimus Warwick and H Austen Hall in the Queen Anne style, was built by E. C. Hughes of Wokingham and opened as the Shire Hall in 1911. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4563, -0.9674
- District
- Reading
- Parish
- Reading, unparished area
- Postcode
- RG1 3EH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reading Central
- Official site
- international-brigades.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7734747 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Roseate Reading Hotel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roseate Reading Hotel?
- Roseate Reading Hotel is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG1 3EH), in the parish of Reading, unparished area.
- Who owns Roseate Reading Hotel?
- Roseate Reading Hotel is owned by | cost = £10.2m.
- Is Roseate Reading Hotel a listed building?
- Roseate Reading Hotel is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Roseate Reading Hotel?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode RG1 3EH. It sits within the Reading Central parliamentary constituency.