Frederick Potts memorial

Frederick Potts memorial is a memorial in Reading, England. Frederick Potts memorial is situated nearby to the monument Abbey Gateway, as well as near Roseate Reading Hotel.

Photo: Mertbiol, CC0.

Type: Memorial
Description: memorial in Reading, UK, commemorating the rescue of Trooper Arthur Andrews by Trooper Frederick Potts during the Gallipoli campaign
Also known as: “Fred Potts”
Inscription: “Trooper Fredrick William Owen Potts VC Gallipoli August 21-23 1915”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reading Abbey and Forbury Gardens.

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 510 feet east of Frederick Potts memorial.

Forbury Gardens

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Forbury Gardens is a public park in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The park is on the site of the outer court of Reading Abbey, which was in front of the Abbey Church.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coley and Newtown.

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.

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.

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.

Frederick Potts memorial

Categories: sculpture and historic site
Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.45653° or 51° 27′ 24″ north

Longitude

-0.96723° or 0° 58′ 2″ west

Open location code

9C3XF24M+J4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6558618924

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q64825172

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Roseate Reading Hotel and Abbey Gateway.

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