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Reading Gaol (Main Building) Former Her Majesty's Prison


  • Address: Berkshire
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

Reading Gaol (Main Building) Former Her Majesty's Prison is a Grade II English Listed Building in Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1895/05/25 Oscar Wilde Defendant After being found guilty of indecency, Oscar Wilde is sentenced to two years with hard labour. Marriage of Constance Lloyd and Oscar Wilde
1897/01/00 Oscar Wilde Author While imprisoned in Reading Gaol, Oscar Wilde begins composing a letter to "Bosie", Lord Alfred Douglas. Inmate Wilde is permitted to write to his friends and his solicitor at the rate of one page at a time. De Profundis (book)

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Particulars for Reading Gaol (Main Building) Former Her Majesty's Prison:
Sight Category Building

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English National Heritage List: 1321948



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