Southcote Junction Signal Box, looking north-eastwards, 1961. The Reading Central (Coley) Goods line is in the background, and the lines to Newbury and Basingstoke are in front. Taken by Mr. A. H. Spring. #ReadingLocalHistory

Born #OnThisDay 1800 William Henry Fox Talbot. Best known as the pioneer of photography, he was also briefly MP for Chippenham, 1832-5, but stepped down to concentrate on his scientific interests. Read more about him here: victoriancommons.wordpress.c…

When German generals decided on a strategy of attrition to methodically wear down the French Army in the middle of the First World War (1914-18), the Battle of Verdun was the result, an engagement that spiralled out of control and cost both sides much more... ...  #history worldhistory.org/article/287…

#OnThisDay in 1688, as part of the #GloriousRevolution, #JamesII flees England to Paris after being deposed in favour of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.⚔️⛵ Learn more: buff.ly/szWIbX3 #OTD #BritishHistory

#OTD (1st December) 1135 Henry I succumbs to illness, having eaten too many lampreys, against his doctors' advice. Despite his best efforts to ensure his daughter takes the crown, it wouldn't be long before Henry's nephew, Stephen, swooped in

𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱! 🦁🐻 𝗪𝗲’𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🍊💛 We are proud to sit at the 💙 of our local community and we therefore encourage you to come and lend your support this afternoon as we take to the pitch in our first ever Isuzu #FAVase Second Round Proper clash, in which we hope to keep this historic cup run going a while longer! All you need to know ahead of today's game can be found in our official match preview: readingcityfc.co.uk/2025/11/… #ThePrideOfReading 🦁 #RDGUK

🏅 Congratulations to Skipper, Stefan Brown who has received the Player of the Month Award for October. Stefan scored seven goals throughout October, including a stunning first half hat-trick in our #FAVase First Round Proper clash to help us on our way to reaching the Second Round Proper for the first time ever!. It's therefore very well deserved! Well Done @StefanBrown100 🙌 Thank you to the @RDIrishAssoc ( @RDGIrishCentre ) for Generously Sponsoring our Player of the Month and Man of the Match Awards for the 2025/26 Season ☘️ . 🤝 @walk_reading #ThePrideOfReading 🦁

The Alfred in question here is King Alfred (of burnt cakes fame), and his kingdom was that of Wessex, which covered the Reading and Berkshire area. David Hinton had this published in 1977 when he was working as a lecturer in archaeology, but it covers all sorts of aspects.

Head to the modern town of Reading and explore galleries of historic and artistic objects at @readingmuseum. bit.ly/3wBCPCv Discover archaeology from Roman Silchester, the famous Victorian copy of the Bayeux Tapestry, and don’t forget to explore the famous Abbey Ruins.

🥳 Happy Birthday to Skipper, @StefanBrown4 🫡 We hope you've had a great day celebrating 🎈 🍾 🤝 @walk_reading #ThePrideOfReading 🦁

Village lock-ups were once used to hold petty criminals before they were released or sent to trial. ⛓️ They can be found across England, and today the majority that survive date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Have you ever spotted one of these buildings?

🏆 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬! The Road to Wembley begins this afternoon in the @EmiratesFACup! We’re one of 747 teams dreaming big joining clubs from non-league battlers to Premier League giants. And while only one can lift the trophy, every journey starts with belief, passion and a bit of FA Cup magic. Let’s go on an adventure. Let’s make it ours. Up The City! 💙⚽ 🆚 @CirenTownFC 🏆 @EmiratesFACup Extra Preliminary Round ⌚ 15:00 Kick Off 📍 The Talent Hire Stadium, Kingshill Lane, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1HS 💷 £8 Adults, Concessions £6, Under 16s go FREE. 🖱️ 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪: readingcityfc.co.uk/2025/07/… 🤝 @walk_reading #ThePrideOfReading 🦁