Girl and Swan

Girl and Swan is a work of art in Reading, England. Girl and Swan is situated nearby to the fitness club GymHippie Holistic Personal Training, as well as near the pub Back of Beyond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reading Abbey and Reading Railway Station.

Reading Abbey

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors." In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries. Reading Abbey is situated 550 feet north of Girl and Swan.

Reading Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: DavidTDC3377, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reading railway station is a major transport hub in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England, it is 36 miles west of London Paddington. It is sited on the northern edge of the town centre, near to the main retail and commercial areas and the River Thames. Reading Railway Station is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Girl and Swan.

Reading Crown Court

Courthouse

Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 4.0.

Reading Crown Court is a judicial facility in Reading, Berkshire. It is a Grade II listed building. Reading Crown Court is situated 760 feet northwest of Girl and Swan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cemetery Junction and Newtown.

Cemetery Junction

Locality

Photo: Walton Adams, Public domain.

Cemetery Junction is a road junction and locale in the East Reading and Newtown neighbourhoods of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.

Newtown

Suburb

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtown is a residential area in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is situated in East Reading between the Cemetery Junction and the River Kennet.

Coley

Suburb

Photo: Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coley is a neighbourhood near the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is often referred to as Old Coley, to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of Coley Park.

Girl and Swan

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Category: tourism
Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.45477° or 51° 27′ 17″ north

Longitude

-0.96423° or 0° 57′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C3XF23P+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4624239297

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=statue

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