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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]
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]
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.
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 ...
Union Street, also known locally as Smelly Alley, is a pedestrian alley in the centre of the English town of Reading. It is lined with small shops and other retail outlets, and connects Broad Street and Friar Street. The name Smelly Alley came about in the 1940s, as there were many butchers and greengrocers, as well as two wet fish shops.
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 ...
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.