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Broad Street Independent Chapel is a former nonconformist chapel dating from 1707. It is situated in Broad Street, now the principal shopping street of the English town of Reading. The building has been reused as a branch of the Waterstone's chain of bookshops. The building is a Grade II listed building. [1]
In 2007 an independent poll placed Reading as one of the top ten retail destinations in the UK. [11] [12] The principal town centre shopping area is around Broad Street, which was pedestrianised in 1995. [13] Broad Street is anchored at its east and west ends respectively by The Oracle and Broad Street Mall enclosed shopping centres. In 2007 14 ...
In 2002 Reading was named eighth best town centre in the country. [5] In 2007 the Oracle centre was ranked 16th in a league table of best performing retail centres in the UK compiled by economic analyst Experian. In a separate poll carried out by Verdict, Reading was placed 10th in the table of UK shopping destinations. [6]
Reading town centre is a major shopping centre. In 2007, an independent poll placed Reading 16th in a league table of best performing retail centres in the United Kingdom. [105] [106] The main shopping street is Broad Street, which runs between The Oracle in the east and Broad Street Mall in the west and was pedestrianised in 1995. [107]
Broad Street Mall, previously known as the Butts Centre, is a large indoor shopping centre located in central Reading, England. There is a large multi-storey car park with direct access to the first floor of the centre. It is close to The Hexagon theatre and the offices of Reading Borough Council.
Stevensons is an independent family-owned school uniform and sportswear business, also long established (c. 1925) and has taken over the supply of uniforms for 28 schools in the surrounding towns, such as Reading Girls' and Reading Boys' Schools, Sherfield School, Hook; Crosfields School, Shinfield, Reading; Maiden Erlegh, Reading and Ranelagh ...
In 1999 a major new shopping and leisure centre, The Oracle, opened behind the store. Among its many shops at the time were department stores Debenhams and House of Fraser, thus increasing the level of competition in Reading. On Sunday 2 September 2001, as part of a wider company rebranding, the store's name was changed from Heelas to John Lewis.
Broad Street is a main pedestrianised thoroughfare and the primary high street in the English town of Reading. [1] The street is situated in the town centre, running for approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km), from west to east. The western end of the road lies at the crossroads with Oxford Road, West Street and St Mary's Butts.