Timeline of Reading, Berkshire

The following is a timeline of the history of Reading, the county town of Berkshire in England.

Events

Early history, Normans and Medieval periods

Reading Abbey gateway (in 1785)

Tudor period

17th century

18th century

Reading Mercury sign

19th century

Castle Street, photographed by (or for) Henry Fox Talbot (c. 1845)

20th century

Novelty biscuit tins (c. 1937)

21st century

  • 2003
  • 2004 Reading College and School of Arts and Design is affiliated to the Thames Valley University.
  • 2005
  • 2006 Reading F.C. open their first season in the Premier League.
  • 2010 March: Scottish Courage's Berkshire Brewery at Worton Grange, which is the successor to the Simonds Brewery in 1979/80, ceases production.
  • 2013 &ndash
  • 2014 17 July: The substantially rebuilt Reading railway station is officially reopened, with a much needed upgrade in anticipation of the electrification work and the opening of the Elizabeth line.[42]
  • 2015 30 September: Christchurch Bridge opens as a pedestrian and cycle crossing over the River Thames.
  • 2017 The digital station RG2 Radio is established to primarily to serve the local Afro-Caribbean community.[43]
  • 2018
  • 2019 19 November: Olivia Graham is the first female consecrated Suffragan Bishop of Reading.
  • 2020
  • 2021
    • COVID-19 pandemic:
      • 4 January: Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that London, along with the rest of the UK, will go into a third nationwide lockdown to control the new variants of COVID-19 from 6 January, which will last until at least the Spring.
      • 22 February: Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces plans to bring the UK, including London, cautiously out of lockdown, with plans for restrictions to be fully lifted by 21 June.
      • 14 June: Plans to end COVID-19 restrictions are delayed by 4 weeks to 19 July due to a sharp rise of the Delta variant.
      • 19 July: COVID-19 restrictions in England, including London, come to an end after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms this on 12 July.
    • Autumn: Reading Rep Theatre opens in a permanent venue converted from a Salvation Army hall.[44]
  • 2022
    • 4 December: Research at University of Reading shows that trust in food authorities, such as government and food regulators, has fallen due to COVID-19.
    • 6 December: According to the 2022/23 People & Planet University League, the University of Reading has been ranked as the fourth greenest university in the UK.
    • Reading's mainline railway services are affected during the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) rail strikes throughout this year.
  • 2023
    • 13 March: It's announced that the Elizabeth Line won't run directly to Shenfield when the network fully opens on 21 May, with 4 trains an hour running to Abbey Wood instead.
    • 27 May: Green Park station opens to serve the Green Park business area and the Madejski Stadium, as well as the proposed Green Park Village residential development.
    • Reading's mainline railway services continue to be affected as the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) rail strikes continue into this year.

Births

See also

References

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