page_title: Forbury Gardens
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Forbury Gardens / History
caption_attribution_description: English: View from the tower of St. Laurence's Church, Reading, looking eastwards, along The Forbury and over Forbury Gardens, c. 1875. St. James's Roman Catholic Church, the top of the prison, and the chimneys of Huntley and Palmers biscuit factory appear in the distance. 1870-1879&#160;; glass negative, Box 22, No. 2478, by H. W. Taunt.
context_page_description: Forbury Gardens is a public park in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The park is on the site of the outer court of Reading Abbey, which was in front of the Abbey Church. The site was formerly known as the Forbury, and one of the roads flanking the current gardens is still known as The Forbury. Fairs were held on the site three times a year until the 19th century.
  The gardens are listed as Grade II in the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
  Forbury, a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, was named after the gardens by early resident William Henry Valpy, who was born in Reading.
caption: View from the tower of St Laurence's Church, c. 1875 by Henry Taunt
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