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Reading Prison; latest news on the old Reading prison buildings
Topic Started: 4 Sep 2013, 09:24 AM (5,626 Views)
Hayes
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After 169 years,the prison next to the forbury is to close.The Jail that once interned the great Oscar Wilde is to be demolished but nothing is yet planned to be put in its place,a bit like Kebe going to Palace then ;)

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furiousgrumpywilliam
6 Sep 2013, 11:39 AM
Could be another eyesore like the swimming pool.
Perhaps it could be something for the good of the community like an Ice Rink,Bowling Alley but we all know it will be another Supermarket.

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6 Sep 2013, 11:49 AM
furiousgrumpywilliam
6 Sep 2013, 11:39 AM
Could be another eyesore like the swimming pool.
Perhaps it could be something for the good of the community like an Ice Rink,Bowling Alley but we all know it will be another Supermarket.
or simply a car park. I remember the old Trinity Church, near the Queens Road - I'm not specially religious, but it was certainly a fine old church, splendid acoustics, a fantastic concert organ, and space for 800 seated people. What better use than to make it a concert or community events hall? But what did the powers-that-were do? Turn it into a car park. Grrrrrr .. :duh:
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I found this little ditty on youtube. I'd never heard it before and with the imminent closure of Reading prison I thought I'd share it.

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Pity its closing,I would like to put our two local members of Parliament in there for crimes against the public

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My brother is out of a job when the prison closes.
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tidus_mi2
17 Nov 2013, 02:30 AM
My brother is out of a job when the prison closes.
No idea how old your brother is but another victim of Camerons austerity,knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.

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17 Nov 2013, 11:24 AM
tidus_mi2
17 Nov 2013, 02:30 AM
My brother is out of a job when the prison closes.
No idea how old your brother is but another victim of Camerons austerity,knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.
Same age as me, 24
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tidus_mi2
17 Nov 2013, 02:42 PM
Hayes
17 Nov 2013, 11:24 AM
tidus_mi2
17 Nov 2013, 02:30 AM
My brother is out of a job when the prison closes.
No idea how old your brother is but another victim of Camerons austerity,knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.
Same age as me, 24
Blimey, you could almost be twins ;)
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17 Nov 2013, 02:51 PM
tidus_mi2
17 Nov 2013, 02:42 PM
Hayes
17 Nov 2013, 11:24 AM
tidus_mi2
17 Nov 2013, 02:30 AM
My brother is out of a job when the prison closes.
No idea how old your brother is but another victim of Camerons austerity,knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.
Same age as me, 24
Blimey, you could almost be twins ;)
Almost, but we're unfortunately triplets.
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But you raise a serious issue tidus. Many people will be out of work when the prison closes. The officers and governors will be offered alternative prisons to work in, albeit there aren't that many within easy reach of Reading, but many other staff will not be so fortunate.

Unfortunately that is the problem with old prisons, especially when they have been engulfed by the town. When it was built, as with many other prisons, it was on the outskirts of the town. Now its right in the middle. Add to that its limited capacity and high maintenance costs and, as bad as it is for the people working there, it makes economic sense. Unfortunately, as Mike says, thats all the government considers, the economics.
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