Market Place, Reading, looking north from a high vantage point to St. Laurence's Church, c. 1904. On the west side, Nos. 34 and 33 (J. S. Salmon and Son, tea merchants). On the east side, No. 12 (Morris and Davis, tailors, with awning over the pavement); Nos. 11, 10 and 9 (Sutton and Sons, Royal Seed Establishment); No. 7 ("Reading Mercury" newspaper office). Most of the Simeon obelisk is obscured by the cabmen's shelter. The market appears to be in progress, with various barrows, stalls and carts in evidence. Postcard with caption, "Market Place, Reading." Slightly different colourisation to BRN 2718922, and with a border. Black and white versions at BRN 8973113 & 8973114. 1900-1909 [picture] : Scan of a postcard from J. Whitehead