University Reading Room & Special Collections
University Reading Room & Special Collections is a library in Reading, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. University Reading Room & Special Collections is situated nearby to Royal Berkshire Hospital, as well as near the university London Road Campus.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:30 AM—12:30 PM
13:30—4:00 PM - Type: Library
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Berkshire Hospital and London Road Campus.
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Juan J. Martínez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Berkshire Hospital is an NHS hospital in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It provides acute hospital services to the residents of the western and central portions of Berkshire, and is managed by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Royal Berkshire Hospital is situated 410 feet east of University Reading Room & Special Collections.
London Road Campus
University
London Road Campus of the University of Reading is the original campus of that university. It is on the London Road, immediately to the south of Reading town centre in the English county of Berkshire. London Road Campus is situated 460 feet northwest of University Reading Room & Special Collections.
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 2,900 feet northwest of University Reading Room & Special Collections.
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 in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from Wokingham.
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 an inner-town district 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.
University Reading Room & Special Collections
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.44884° or 51° 26′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.95971° or 0° 57′ 35″ westOperator
Reading UniversityOpen location code
9C3XC2XR+G4OpenStreetMap ID
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