Snare's Tour round Reading
by William Fletcher, Edmund John Niemann and John George Robertson
with additional notes by David Nash Ford

ISBN 978-1-905191-04-8
 
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In the early 19th century, there were few printed guides available to tell you about your local area and its history. In Berkshire, the first widely available guide was published in the 1840s by John Snare, a stationer and printer in Reading's Minster Street. Today, this rare little book is a fascinating insight into what the region around Reading was like at a time when the Railway had just arrived in town. Transport yourself back to a lost age with this reprint, including new footnotes from David Nash Ford to further explain details and changes since that time. Follow Snare's authors from village to village, or just pick the place you want to know about. It is A5, contains 276 pages, is illustrated by 37 black and white images, has a full index and travels through the following places:

This volume makes an ideal companion to
our 2020 guide to village histories around Reading: