Roseate Reading

The Roseate Reading (formerly The Forbury Hotel) is a leisure facility in the town of Reading in Berkshire. It is situated on the southern side of Forbury Gardens, a public park in the town centre. It is a grade II listed building.[3]

The Roseate Reading
Abbey Gateway, the hotel and The Blade
Location within Reading Central
Hotel chainBird Group[1]
General information
LocationReading, Berkshire, UK
Address26 The Forbury
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 3EJ
Coordinates51°27′22.9″N 0°58′7.5″W
Opening2006
Cost£10.2m[2]
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
ArchitectSeptimus Warwick
H Austen Hall
Other information
Number of rooms23
Number of suites5
Number of restaurants1
Website
roseatehotels.com/reading/theroseate/

History
Perspective drawing of the building

The building, which was designed by Septimus Warwick and H Austen Hall in the Queen Anne style, was completed in 1911.[3] It accommodated the administrative staff and committee rooms of Berkshire County Council, full council meetings being held in the assize court building next door.[4] In 1980 the council moved to a new Shire Hall at Shinfield Park and subsequently it was converted for commercial use.[4] After renovations led by the Waterbridge Group, a developer, it re-opened as the Forbury Hotel in 2006.[4]

References
  1. "Taplow: Cliveden owners in administration". The Business Magazine. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  2. "Latest victims of the credit crunch". Reading Post. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. Historic England. "Shire Hall, Reading (1113475)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. "From old Shire Hall to sheer class". Reading Post. 2 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.


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