Reading Gaol

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Reading Gaol is a former British prison in Reading, England, best known for incarcerating Oscar Wilde and inspiring his work "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."

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Reading Gaol canonical 6
Reading Prison 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
former prison
landmark
alsoKnownAs HM Prison Reading
Reading Gaol
surface form: Reading Prison
architecturalStyle Victorian
architecturalType radial prison
basedOnDesign Pentonville Prison model
city Reading
closed 2013
constructionCompleted 1844
country United Kingdom
culturalRole site of contemporary art installations
designedFor separate system of confinement
function adult male prison
young offenders institution
hasCellBlocks radial wings around central hub
heritageStatus Grade II listed building
historicalUse county gaol
place of execution
imprisoned Oscar Wilde
imprisonmentEnd 1897
imprisonmentStart 1895
inspiredAuthor Oscar Wilde
inspiredWork The Ballad of Reading Gaol
literarySignificance associated with Oscar Wilde
locatedIn Berkshire
England
Reading
Reading town centre
Thames Valley
locatedNear Reading Abbey ruins
surface form: Reading Abbey

River Kennet
The Oracle shopping centre
nearbyStructure Reading Abbey ruins
notableEvent Artangel exhibition featuring works about Oscar Wilde
notableInmate Oscar Wilde
opened 1844
operatedBy HM Prison and Probation Service
surface form: Her Majesty's Prison Service
originalName Reading County Gaol
ownedBy Ministry of Justice
surface form: Ministry of Justice (UK)
postClosureUse arts venue for temporary exhibitions
region South East England
securityClassification Category B prison
Category C prison
local prison
status decommissioned
not in use as a prison
subjectOf The Ballad of Reading Gaol
usedFor military detention during wartime

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oscar Wilde residence Reading Gaol
Oscar Wilde imprisonedAt Reading Gaol
Reading Abbey ruins near Reading Gaol
De Profundis placeOfWriting Reading Gaol
The Ballad of Reading Gaol setting Reading Gaol
Reading Gaol alsoKnownAs Reading Gaol
this entity surface form: Reading Prison