{"id":1085,"date":"2021-10-14T13:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/engagement-and-impact\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2025-01-16T16:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:41:38","slug":"900th-anniversary-of-reading-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/engagement-and-impact\/900th-anniversary-of-reading-abbey\/","title":{"rendered":"900th Anniversary of Reading Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the celebrations of the 900th Anniversary of Reading Abbey, the University invited renowned church archaeologist Tim Tatton-Brown to present a lecture on the archaeology and hidden history of the Abbey site today. On this page you can view Tim&#8217;s full lecture or watch a short summary filmed at the Abbey. The page also draws together some of the key resources developed by members of the University&#8217;s History Department, Reading Museum and the Friends of the Abbey in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Archaeology of the Abbey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim Tatton-Brown introduces Reading Abbey and its importance in its 900th year:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reading Abbey 900th Anniversary introduction\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YiXxfbK8wQU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And you can watch the complete lecture (1h02mins, plus 30 minutes of Q&amp;A):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reading Abbey at 900 | University of Reading Public Lecture\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KJCqIOSF77Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Archaeological plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here you can see <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/engagement-and-impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2021\/10\/red19.Plan_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a scaled plan of Reading Abbey<\/a> based on OS 1879, showing all known archaeological interventions, based on research by Tim Tatton-Brown in 2021 and drawn by Jill Atherton (copyright Jill Atherton).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingmuseum.org.uk\/explore\/online-exhibitions\/reading-abbey-most-famous-manuscript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reading Abbey\u2019s most famous manuscript<\/a> &#8211; Reading Museum online exhibition (2021, developed by Reading Museum team in collaboration with Professor Anne Lawrence-Mathers and colleagues)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingabbeyquarter.org.uk\/history-abbey-quarter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of the Abbey<\/a> &#8211; overview of the Reading Abbey Quarter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk\/berkshires-past\/reading-abbey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkshire Records Office \u2013 Reading Abbey 900<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 overview of collections held at the Records Office<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unireadinghistory.com\/2019\/05\/20\/royal-death-and-burial-reading-abbey-in-context\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Death and Burial: Reading Abbey in Context<\/a> &#8211; History Department\u00a0 blog by Professor Lindy Grant (2019)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/engagement-and-impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2021\/10\/Reading900Schedule.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reading and its Royal Abbey<\/a> &#8211; History Department symposium (2021; papers will be published in <em>Reading Medieval Studies<\/em> in 2022)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/GCMS\/ReadingMedievalStudies\/GCMS_RMS_Archive.aspx?#2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Reading Medieval Studies<\/em> &#8211; special issue on Reading Abbey<\/a> (2016, edited by Professor Lindy Grant)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingmuseum.org.uk\/blog\/reading-museum-and-merl-working-together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Museums Partnership Reading<\/a> &#8211; partnership between the Museum of English Rural Life and Reading Museum (2018-22), funded by Arts Council England\u2019s National Portfolio Organisation scheme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kemp, Brian R. (1968) <em>Reading Abbey: An Introduction to the History of the Abbey, <\/em>Reading, Berkshire: Reading Museum and Art Gallery.<\/li>\n<li>Kemp, Brian R. (1986) <em>Reading Abbey Cartularies volume I: General documents and those relating to English counties other than Berkshire<\/em>, London: Royal Historical Society.<\/li>\n<li>Kemp, Brian (1987) <em>Reading Abbey Cartularies volume II: Berkshire Documents, Scottish Charters and Miscellaneous Documents, London: Royal Historical Society<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Kemp, Brian R. (ed.) (2018) <em>Reading Abbey Records: A New Miscellany,<\/em> Reading, Berkshire: Berkshire Record Society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About our partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This University lecture celebrates a key moment in Reading Abbey\u2019s heritage and highlights the value of partnership between the University of Reading and Reading Borough Council. We have a long history of collaboration focusing on Reading Abbey, including historical research and excavations conducted by the University\u2019s department of History over many decades.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last few years, the History Department has worked with Reading Museum on a series of conferences on Reading Abbey and a panel of academic experts from numerous disciplines supported the Reading Museum\u2019s \u2018Reading Abbey Revealed Project\u2019, a project that achieved both the conservation of the abbey ruins and a new public gallery in the Museum.<\/p>\n<p>We are marking the anniversary through a new collaboration between the University\u2019s Department of Archaeology, Reading Museum and Berkshire Archaeology. Together we have been successful in gaining funding for a PhD studentship that will focus on mapping the archaeological deposits of Reading Abbey, to inform future planning, conservation and interpretation to the public. The project is funded by the Arts &amp; Humanities Research Council and is a timely and fitting recognition of the Abbey&#8217;s anniversary. The research will address the urgent need for improved knowledge of Reading Abbey\u2019s archaeology, both to enhance historical understanding and to meet the demands of urban regeneration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the celebrations of the 900th Anniversary of Reading Abbey, the University invited renowned church archaeologist Tim Tatton-Brown to present a lecture on the archaeology and hidden history&#8230;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"&#104;&#116;&#116;&#112;&#115;&#58;&#47;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;&#47;&#101;&#110;&#103;&#97;&#103;&#101;&#109;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#45;&#97;&#110;&#100;&#45;&#105;&#109;&#112;&#97;&#99;&#116;&#47;&#57;&#48;&#48;&#116;&#104;&#45;&#97;&#110;&#110;&#105;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#97;&#114;&#121;&#45;&#111;&#102;&#45;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#45;&#97;&#98;&#98;&#101;&#121;&#47;\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":991,"featured_media":1079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[32,46,45,56,203],"coauthors":[87],"class_list":["post-1085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-archaeology","tag-history","tag-local-community","tag-museums-and-archives","tag-public-engagement-with-research"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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