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Berkshire South East England Path along River Kennet |
History of the Huntley & Palmer site |
artist unknown
1992? |
Tablet with six circular reliefs showing scenes of history of the site where the factory of Huntley & Palmers Biscuit factory stood.
 The Early Settlement The settlement of Reading began in the seventh century AD. in Saxon times, probably around the site of St. Mary's Church. People would have used the Huntley & Palmer site for catching wild fowl and fishing. |
 The Viking Fort The Vikings raided into Southern England and set up their winter camp in 870 on the land between the present Town Hall and the Prison. |
 Reading Abbey Reading Abbey was founded in 1121 by King Henry 1 on the Higher ground to the left of this platform where it is believed the Viking Fort had been. The King was buried in the Abbey Church in 1136. The Abbey was dissolved in 1539 and now only the ruins remain. |
 The Kennet and Avon Canal The Kennet and Avon Canal which runs beside this platform was completed in 1810 to take barges from London to Bristol. After falling into disuse, it was reopened in 1990. |
 Prison The prison was first constructed in 1793 and rebuilt in 1844 as Reading Gaol where a notable internee at the end of the nineteenth century was Oscar Wilde. |
 Huntley & Palmer Huntley and Palmers established their biscuit-making factory on this site in 1846 and by 1873 claimed it was the largest of its kind in the World. The factory finally closed in 1976 and the company was taken over by Nabisco. |
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