Reading Abbey ruins

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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.

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Reading Abbey 9
Reading Abbey ruins canonical 7
Reading Abbey precinct 1

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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
Henry I of England
surface form: 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 ruins self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Berkshire, England containsLandmark Reading Abbey ruins
Reading Abbey ruins partOf Reading Abbey ruins self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Reading Abbey
Henry I of England burialPlace Reading Abbey ruins
this entity surface form: Reading Abbey
Reading, Berkshire, England hasHeritageSite Reading Abbey ruins
subject surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Reading Gaol locatedNear Reading Abbey ruins
this entity surface form: Reading Abbey
Reading Gaol nearbyStructure Reading Abbey ruins
Forbury Gardens adjacentTo Reading Abbey ruins
Forbury Gardens adjacentTo Reading Abbey ruins
this entity surface form: Reading Abbey
Forbury Gardens hasHistoricalContext Reading Abbey ruins
this entity surface form: linked to medieval Reading Abbey
Forbury Hill locatedNear Reading Abbey ruins
Forbury Hill locatedNear Reading Abbey ruins
this entity surface form: Reading Abbey
Forbury Hill adjacentTo Reading Abbey ruins
this entity surface form: Reading Abbey precinct
Forbury Hill hasViewOf Reading Abbey ruins
Blanche of Lancaster marriagePlace Reading Abbey ruins
this entity surface form: Reading Abbey
John, Abbot of Reading memberOf Reading Abbey ruins
this entity surface form: Reading Abbey
John, Abbot of Reading basedIn Reading Abbey ruins
this entity surface form: Reading Abbey
Henry Beauclerc placeOfBurial Reading Abbey ruins
this entity surface form: Reading Abbey