Originally the site of St Giles' Mill and a large water tower, it was subsequently used by the Reading Corporation Tramways for a Power Station (see plaque), then a bus depot, before being cleared to make way for the Oracle retail centre.
The building on the right is a cinema and on the left the Oracle car park. The Kennet flows past behind them.

This is based on a painting by Alfred Rawlings (1855-1939).

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