Reading Abbey ruins

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Grade I listed building historic site ruins scheduled monument tourist attraction

Reading Abbey ruins are the remains of a once-magnificent 12th-century royal abbey founded by King Henry I, now a historic site in the town of Reading, Berkshire.

Aliases (1)

Reading Abbey ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grade I listed building → historic site → ruins → scheduled monument → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture →
category	Buildings and structures in Reading, Berkshire → Monasteries dissolved under the English Reformation → Ruins in Berkshire → Tourist attractions in Berkshire →
closeTo	Reading town centre →
country	United Kingdom →
dissolved	1539 →
foundedBy	Henry I of England → King Henry I →
hasPart	abbey church ruins → abbot’s lodgings remains → chapter house ruins → cloister area → dormitory range → inner gateway →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building → Scheduled monument →
inception	1121 →
locatedIn	Berkshire → England → Reading → United Kingdom →
locatedNextTo	Forbury Gardens →
locatedOn	River Kennet →
maintainedBy	Reading Borough Council →
materialUsed	flint → stone →
near	Forbury Hill → Reading Gaol →
originalFunction	Benedictine abbey → royal monastery →
ownedBy	Reading Borough Council →
partOf	Reading Abbey →
publicAccess	yes →
religiousOrder	Benedictines →
reopenedToPublic	2018 →
significantEvent	Dissolution of the Monasteries → Reading Abbey Quarter regeneration project →
significantPersonBuried	Constance of York → Henry I of England → William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke →
underwentRestoration	2010s →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Henry I of England ("Reading Abbey") →	burialPlace
Berkshire, England →	containsLandmark
Reading Abbey ruins ("Reading Abbey") →	partOf