I ended up very close to the Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, or Reading Minster for short, or St Mary's Butts as it was known as I was growing up. Apparently there has been a Christian place of worship on this site since the seventh century, while the current structure dates from the eleventh. It is also believed that in the 1500's the church was heavily restored using material from the ruins of the nearby dissolved abbey. Inside there are some very fine examples of medieval ceramic floor tiles; next time I have the opportunity I will try to take some pictures of them.
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