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Councillors approved the project, which includes repairing the ancient ruins of Reading Abbey, at a cabinet meeting last month.
BBC: Reading Abbey Quarter revamp misses out on lottery cash
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An ancient manuscript documenting part of Reading Abbey's history dating back to the 14th Century is being displayed publicly for the first time.
BBC: Medieval Reading Abbey manuscript goes on public display
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The location of Reading Abbey, which was founded by King Henry I in 1121, was chosen because of its proximity to the Thames and the Kennet.
BBC: Reading Abbey ruins in ?6.7m revamp bid
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Reading Abbey was founded in 1121 by King Henry I.
BBC: Reading Abbey manuscript
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The records office bought the manuscript with help from the Friends of the National Libraries, the Victoria and Albert Museum and a donation from the Friends of Reading Abbey.
BBC: Medieval Reading Abbey manuscript goes on public display
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Plans to transform Reading's historic Abbey Quarter have been turned down for lottery funding.
BBC: Reading Abbey Quarter revamp misses out on lottery cash
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Plans to transform Reading's historic Abbey Quarter have been turned down for lottery funding for a second time.
BBC: Reading Abbey revamp misses out on lottery funding again
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Reading council wants to create an Abbey Quarter cultural area aimed at attracting more visitors.
BBC: Reading Abbey ruins in ?6.7m revamp bid
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The event, attended by the bishops of Dorchester, Buckingham and Reading, was held at Dorchester Abbey.
BBC: Women clergy celebrated in Dorchester Abbey service
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The plans would also see the ground floor of Reading Museum redeveloped, with more Abbey artefacts and improved signage.
BBC: Reading Abbey ruins in ?6.7m revamp bid
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"It's very disappointing as the Abbey quarter should be a jewel in Reading's crown, " he said of the funding refusal.
BBC: Reading Abbey revamp misses out on lottery funding again
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When Henry I died in Lyons-la-Foret, Normandy in 1135 his body was returned to Reading, and was buried in the front of the altar of the then incomplete abbey.
BBC: Reading Abbey ruins in ?6.7m revamp bid