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Major trading events were held three times a year, by special royal
charter, inside the Abbey in the large open area in front of the Abbey Church, called then and now the Forbury. These fairs each
lasted for four days. They included such
entertainments as we now associate with fairs but were essentially for the buying and selling of goods, people
coming from miles around for the occasion.
Pilgrims coming to the Abbey walked across the Forbury from the Abbey Guest house. Copyright Reading Museum Service from "Reading Abbey", published by Reading Museum & Art Gallery 1988. click to return to Discovering Reading Abbey |
