Explore Reading, Berkshire Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Reading, Berkshire plaques & local Reading, Berkshire history / heritage content through street plaque schemes (including Blue plaques, English Heritage & National Trust) plus Walkfo’s millions of audio plaques in Walkfo’s Audio Travel Guide to Reading, Berkshire.
About Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a historic market town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and Kennet. It was an important trading and ecclesiastical centre in the Middle Ages, the site of Reading Abbey, one of the largest and richest monasteries of medieval England with strong royal connections. The town was seriously affected by the English Civil War, with a major siege and loss of trade, but played a pivotal role in the Revolution of 1688. The 18th century saw the beginning of a major ironworks in the town and growth of the brewing trade for which Reading was to become famous.
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plaques Walkfo has converted physical plaques into audio files triggered by GPS on a phone when you pass close by on foot, bike, bus or car. You hear Reading, Berkshire history information & more at the places where they happened, with up-to-date content created by our AI, sourced from trusted history resources such as Wikipedia, local Reading, Berkshire plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Reading, Berkshire’s physical Reading, Berkshire plaque schemes with additional, more detailed information than the writing on the physical plaque. With millions of audio places / virtual plaques created across the whole of the UK, you can explore Reading, Berkshire the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Reading, Berkshire plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 149 unique history facts in Reading, Berkshire plus 13 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Reading, Berkshire history map for you to explore.”