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The Market Place, Reading, looking north towards St. Laurence's Church, 1856. The Soane obelisk is in the middle, with a water pump in front of it, and there are various people, dogs, and horse-drawn vehicles. The buildings, left to right: part of No. 41, William Coxhead and Son, watch and clock makers and jewellers; Nos. 39-40, William Hunt, draper and undertaker; No. 38, Chessall and Smith, hairdressers; the entrance to the Corn Exchange with the clock above; No. 34, Thomas Reed, hatter; No. 33, Joseph Todman, draper; No. 32, Thomas Gregory, grocer; Nos. 29-31, Lewis and William Cooper, chemists, and wine and spirit merchants; St. Laurence's Church, with the lock-up in Blagrave's Piazza; No. 13, William Jessett, draper and undertaker; No. 12a, Richard Welch, bookseller, printer, and the office of the "Berkshire Chronicle"; No. 10, Alexander Sellar, watch maker and jeweller; No. 9, Market House, James Baker, beer seller and tobacconist; Nos. 7 and 8, John Sutton and Sons, seedsmen; No. 6, office of the "Reading Mercury"; No. 5, Christopher Saunders, boot and shoe maker; No. 4. Lediard and Harris, drapers. 1850-1859 [picture]

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Remove The Market Place, Reading, looking north towards St. Laurence's Church, 1856. The Soane obelisk is in the middle, with a water pump in front of it, and there are various people, dogs, and horse-drawn vehicles. The buildings, left to right: part of No. 41, William Coxhead and Son, watch and clock makers and jewellers; Nos. 39-40, William Hunt, draper and undertaker; No. 38, Chessall and Smith, hairdressers; the entrance to the Corn Exchange with the clock above; No. 34, Thomas Reed, hatter; No. 33, Joseph Todman, draper; No. 32, Thomas Gregory, grocer; Nos. 29-31, Lewis and William Cooper, chemists, and wine and spirit merchants; St. Laurence's Church, with the lock-up in Blagrave's Piazza; No. 13, William Jessett, draper and undertaker; No. 12a, Richard Welch, bookseller, printer, and the office of the "Berkshire Chronicle"; No. 10, Alexander Sellar, watch maker and jeweller; No. 9, Market House, James Baker, beer seller and tobacconist; Nos. 7 and 8, John Sutton and Sons, seedsmen; No. 6, office of the "Reading Mercury"; No. 5, Christopher Saunders, boot and shoe maker; No. 4. Lediard and Harris, drapers. 1850-1859 [picture] from your current listSave The Market Place, Reading, looking north towards St. Laurence's Church, 1856. The Soane obelisk is in the middle, with a water pump in front of it, and there are various people, dogs, and horse-drawn vehicles. The buildings, left to right: part of No. 41, William Coxhead and Son, watch and clock makers and jewellers; Nos. 39-40, William Hunt, draper and undertaker; No. 38, Chessall and Smith, hairdressers; the entrance to the Corn Exchange with the clock above; No. 34, Thomas Reed, hatter; No. 33, Joseph Todman, draper; No. 32, Thomas Gregory, grocer; Nos. 29-31, Lewis and William Cooper, chemists, and wine and spirit merchants; St. Laurence's Church, with the lock-up in Blagrave's Piazza; No. 13, William Jessett, draper and undertaker; No. 12a, Richard Welch, bookseller, printer, and the office of the "Berkshire Chronicle"; No. 10, Alexander Sellar, watch maker and jeweller; No. 9, Market House, James Baker, beer seller and tobacconist; Nos. 7 and 8, John Sutton and Sons, seedsmen; No. 6, office of the "Reading Mercury"; No. 5, Christopher Saunders, boot and shoe maker; No. 4. Lediard and Harris, drapers. 1850-1859 [picture] to your current list

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Remove The Market Place, Reading, looking north towards St. Laurence's Church, 1856. The Soane obelisk is in the middle, with a water pump in front of it, and there are various people, dogs, and horse-drawn vehicles. The buildings, left to right: part of No. 41, William Coxhead and Son, watch and clock makers and jewellers; Nos. 39-40, William Hunt, draper and undertaker; No. 38, Chessall and Smith, hairdressers; the entrance to the Corn Exchange with the clock above; No. 34, Thomas Reed, hatter; No. 33, Joseph Todman, draper; No. 32, Thomas Gregory, grocer; Nos. 29-31, Lewis and William Cooper, chemists, and wine and spirit merchants; St. Laurence's Church, with the lock-up in Blagrave's Piazza; No. 13, William Jessett, draper and undertaker; No. 12a, Richard Welch, bookseller, printer, and the office of the "Berkshire Chronicle"; No. 10, Alexander Sellar, watch maker and jeweller; No. 9, Market House, James Baker, beer seller and tobacconist; Nos. 7 and 8, John Sutton and Sons, seedsmen; No. 6, office of the "Reading Mercury"; No. 5, Christopher Saunders, boot and shoe maker; No. 4. Lediard and Harris, drapers. 1850-1859 [picture] from your current listSave The Market Place, Reading, looking north towards St. Laurence's Church, 1856. The Soane obelisk is in the middle, with a water pump in front of it, and there are various people, dogs, and horse-drawn vehicles. The buildings, left to right: part of No. 41, William Coxhead and Son, watch and clock makers and jewellers; Nos. 39-40, William Hunt, draper and undertaker; No. 38, Chessall and Smith, hairdressers; the entrance to the Corn Exchange with the clock above; No. 34, Thomas Reed, hatter; No. 33, Joseph Todman, draper; No. 32, Thomas Gregory, grocer; Nos. 29-31, Lewis and William Cooper, chemists, and wine and spirit merchants; St. Laurence's Church, with the lock-up in Blagrave's Piazza; No. 13, William Jessett, draper and undertaker; No. 12a, Richard Welch, bookseller, printer, and the office of the "Berkshire Chronicle"; No. 10, Alexander Sellar, watch maker and jeweller; No. 9, Market House, James Baker, beer seller and tobacconist; Nos. 7 and 8, John Sutton and Sons, seedsmen; No. 6, office of the "Reading Mercury"; No. 5, Christopher Saunders, boot and shoe maker; No. 4. Lediard and Harris, drapers. 1850-1859 [picture] to your current list

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