As we return to Broad Street we see the huge
building on the right, the former McIlroys, opened
in 1903 and known locally as Reading's Crystal
Palace for its huge shop windows.
The Square and Cobb Gate
at the seaward end of Broad
Street, eastwards from Bell
Cliff, with the line-up of
parked cars including Rileys,
a Hornet soft-top, Jowett,
Standard and Austins.
Broadly speaking, the valley along Broad Street and Berkhamstead Road was for artisans and the working classes, the areas to east and west were middle class.
This broad street, with ample space for parking, displays contrasting architectural styles: the small 19th-century shops face mid 20th-century designs.
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