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The Oracle Workhouse
Long before the Oracle shopping centre we know today, the site was home to a 17th‑century workhouse created to support Reading’s struggling cloth industry. Maisie Marston explores its history.
Long before the Oracle shopping centre we know today, the site was home to a 17th‑century workhouse created to support Reading’s struggling cloth industry. Maisie Marston explores its history.
