Berkshire War Memorials

Reading - Central - St James Church





St James Catholic Church is located on Forbury Road betwen the Prison and Forbury Gardens. It is on part of the former Abbey precinct and was built by Pugin in a very uncharacteristic Romanesque style, using many of the materials from the Abbey ruins.


The church from Forbury Gardens

The WW2 Memorial (WM5979)



The WW2 Memorial is located on the south wall of the nave






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