A PEEK into Reading’s past was presented to members of a society aimed at celebrating one of the town’s most historic areas.
The Friends of Reading Abbey held their AGM on Saturday, October 29, at Abbey Baptist Church in Abbey Square and, after, welcomed Chris Darbyshire for a lecture.
The author of Reading’s Last Abbot: Hugh Cook Faringdon, published by Scallop Shell Press, spoke about the Abbot’s execution, sharing details of the background to the conflict between Henry VIII and the Church, the course of the dissolution of the monasteries and the fall of Reading Abbey.
At the meeting, John Mullaney was elected vice chairman of the Friends of Reading Abbey.
The group’s chairman is Peter Durrant.
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