READING HISTORIANS will have the chance to learn about one of the town’s most recognised landmarks.
The Centre for Heritage and Family History will be hosting a talk about Reading Cemetery, London Road, and the development of more flamboyant, ritualised forms of mourning after the death of Prince Albert in 1861.
Entitled The Influence of Victorian Mourning on Reading Cemetery, the talk will take place at the groups home on the second floor of Reading Central Library, Abbey Square on Thursday, October 13.
The cemetery was established after an act of Parliament in 1842, with the first burial taking place a year later.
It was designed based on London’s seven garden cemeteries and influenced by the writings of the landscape gardener John Claudius London.
This event is the first of three talks in the group’s War and Remembrance Talks series.
The next sessions will take place on Thursday, November 10, and Thursday, December 8.
Visitors should arrive for a 2pm start, with the event expected to finish by 3.30pm.
Tickets cost £5 per person, but can be purchased at a reduced price when booking all three events.
After the talk, tea, coffee and cake will be served as part of the admittance fee.
For more information or to book tickets, visit: www.berksfhs.org
