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Reading, Broad Street c.1965
Photo ref: R13085
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More about this scene

By the 1960s there has been much rebuilding, but Broad Street is still recognisable. The market entrance has yet to be demolished, and Marks and Spencers has not yet replaced the buildings to its left. To the right of the K Shoe Shop is a corner of Heelas' store, a noted local department store, now part of John Lewis.

Memories of Reading, Broad Street c1965

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Reading, Broad Street c.1965

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I left Reading to live in the West Midlands when this photo was taken in 1965. I believe the trolley buses were still running then. Does anyone remember the pet shop with the rabbits in their hutches outside? Josie LLewelyn