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Title: London Road, 1823 [Go to resource]
Description: W.H.Timms produced a series of prints showing scenes in and around Reading which were first published in 1823. This one shows the view along London Road. The road was the main route into town from London in the days before the King's Road was built. The coach for the capital seems to be setting off from the Turk's Head pub, which still exists. The cart ruts in the road and the flock of sheep being driven into town reflect Reading's status as a country market town. In less than twenty years, however, the railway line from London would be completed and Reading's transformation into an industrial town would begin. Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Rights holder: Reading Borough Council (Reading Museum Service) Subjects: street scene Source: Sense of place SE Creator: W H Timms Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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