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| Hayes | 4 Sep 2013, 09:24 AM Post #1 |
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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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| SuffolkRoyal | 20 Feb 2014, 05:38 PM Post #51 |
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| Hayes | 20 Feb 2014, 06:04 PM Post #52 |
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Why not keep it and bung all the illegal immigrants in there. |
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| daib0 | 20 Feb 2014, 06:06 PM Post #53 |
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hope that don't include ex-pats as well ...
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| furiousgrumpywilliam | 20 Feb 2014, 06:24 PM Post #54 |
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would be more cost to us, if they are illegal send the buggers back to where they belong, or house them in that big golden mosque which is also another eyesore down the oxford rd,
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| Hayes | 20 Feb 2014, 06:32 PM Post #55 |
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Been inside that mosque a few times,like a palace inside. |
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| SuffolkRoyal | 20 Feb 2014, 06:38 PM Post #56 |
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Can't see anyone being allowed to knock down the main core of the prison. Too much historical value for that. Its a fascinating old building. Would make a great museum. |
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| Hayes | 20 Feb 2014, 06:42 PM Post #57 |
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Could be a grumpy old men meeting point
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| furiousgrumpywilliam | 20 Feb 2014, 07:29 PM Post #58 |
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my late brother was a guest there once
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| Hayes | 31 Mar 2014, 02:10 PM Post #59 |
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Anyone got an idea what they are going to do with the place yet? |
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| daib0 | 9 Jul 2014, 05:24 PM Post #60 |
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BBC News - Berkshire Empty Reading Prison costs £20,000 a month The government is spending £20,000 a month to provide services for Reading Prison, despite it standing empty. The jail closed in November as part of plans to replace four prisons with a super-prison. However in response to a Freedom Of Information request by the BBC, the Ministry of Justice has revealed it is still paying for electricity, gas and security for the site. It remains unclear what the future of the Grade II-listed building is. The prison, which was immortalised in Oscar Wilde's poem, The Ballad Of Reading Gaol, closed after 169 years. However, the site is not yet up for sale. Glyn Travis, from the Prison Officers Association, said: "The closure programme of prisons by the Ministry of Justice, on the direction of the NOMS management board, was ill thought out, had resulted in significant cost the taxpayer and disrupted the lives of hundreds of prison staff, and their families." He also said it will have had a "significant impact" on the local community and added the government "paid no foresight into looking at this and approving the closure". A spokeswoman from the Ministry of Justice said: "We are determined to drive down the cost of running our prisons. We will work closely with a number of organisations, including the local planning authority and English Heritage, to ensure that the heritage of former prisons is properly recognised and protected, when considering the future use of any site." |
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my late brother was a guest there once
2:27 PM Jul 11