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READING DIRECTORYâ 1 91 7.
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T h e K o y a l B erk sh ire H o sp ita l, in L o n d o n ro a d , op en ed M ay 27 th ,
1839, is an extensive b u ild in g o f ston e in th e D o m e stic Classic style,
withâ a n ob le p ro je c tin g p o r t ic o o f six Io n ic colum ns, su p p o rtin g a p e d iÂ
m ent, a d orn ed w ith th e R o y a l A r m s ; tw o w in g s, a d d ed in 1882, com Â
prise op era tin g room , lib ra ry , m useum , ch ap el, w ith stained w in d ow s,
laundry, servantsâ d o rm ito rie s and d w e llin g s fo r p riv a te n u rses; an
additional w in g w as ad d ed in 1911, com p risin g an ey e th eatre, ch ild ren âs
w ard and casu alty w ard. T h e re is a C on valescen t F u n d for d isch a rg ed
patients, adm in istered b y th e board o f m a n a g e m en t: the h osp ita l is
su pported b y v o lu n ta ry co n trib u tio n s raised in the c o u n ty , an d has 188
b e d s ; the num ber o f in -p a tie n ts in 1913 w a s 2 ,3 3 6 , an d o f ou t-p atien ts,
6,407â ; casualties, 3,689.
T he H e le n a N u rsin g H o m e , B r o w n lo w ro a d , op en ed in 1878, is inÂ
tended fo r p o o r ladies su ffering from incurable m aladies and n eed in g care
and nu rsing, such as are in the later stages o f illn ess, hom eless and
w ithout relation s able to nurse o r su p p ort t h e m ; cases o f in fectiou s and
mental d isord ers are ineligible. P atien ts p a y from £ 2 10s. m on th ly in
advance, an d are re ceiv ed in the first instance fo r th ree m onths. A ll
applications fo r adm ission m ust b e m ade to the la d y in charge, w h o
w ill fu rn ish th e ap p lican t w ith c o p y .o f the rules, form s o f ap p lication
and form s o f m edical certificates required.
T he d ifferen t alm shouses in R e a d in g w ere som e tim e sin ce con solid a ted
under the ap p rov al o f the C harity C om m issioners ; th e old houses w ere
then vacated and the alm sp eople re m o v e d to n ew b u ild in gs o f red b rick
with stone dressings in th e G o th ic sty le, on th e sou th sid e o f C astle street,
erected in 1864-65 from designs b y jilr. W illia m H en ry W o o d m a n , archiÂ
t e c t ; th ese co n sist o f tw o ro w s o f hou ses o n eith er side o f a r o a d w a y ,
each ro w bein g d iv id e d in to fou r separate b l o c k s ; an d th e y are availahlo
in all fo r 32 inm ates, eith er m en or w o m e n , v iz. : â 16 fo r the g en eral
charities and 16 fo r th e church charities.
T h e charities fo r d istrib u tio n in St. G ilesâ p arish are ab ou t £ 4 5
y e a r ly ; S t. L au ren ce, £ 2 8 1 y e a r l y ; S t. M a ry , £ 5 6 . T h e S t. L au ren ce
charities are g iv e n m o stly in sm all p e n sio n s fo r a g ed p arish ion ers and
numerous g ifts o f b read , g r o ce r y , m eat, flannel, c a lic o and coals.
T h e R e a d in g M u n icip al C hurch C harities prod u ced in 1908 a gross
incom e o f £ 2 ,3 4 3 10s. 7d.
T his sum is la rg e ly used fo r ed ucational
purposes an d fo r th e fo l l o w i n g :â A p p re n tice prem ium s, £ 2 1 0 ; alm s
persons and pension s, £ 2 5 3 ; m aid serv an tsâ g ift s , £ 1 0 0 ; cloth in g
children o f Sunday sch ools, £ 1 0 0 .
T he General M u n icip al C harities am ou n t to £ 1 ,0 8 6 y e a r ly ; S im eonâs
charity o f £ 1 ,0 0 0 , in C on sols, th e in te re st o f w h ich is n ow £ 2 5 y ea rly ,
o f w h ich £ 2 0 is paid to the Queen V ic to r ia In stitu te fo r n u rsin g the
sick p o o r o f th e tow n.
T he old w orkhou se fo r the P arish o f R e a d in g , situ ated in th e O xford
road, w as begun In A p r il, 1866, and occu pied in Ju n e, 1 8 6 7 : it is a
bu ilding o f local red b rick , in th e E lizabethan s t y le , designed b y M r.
W . H . W o o d m a n , a rch itect, o f R e a d in g , and w as erected at a tota l co st
o f ab ou t £ 8 ,1 0 0 . I t has since been exten ded and rem od elled b y th e
erection o f new bu ild in gs a t a c o s t o f n e a rly £ 3 0 ,0 0 0 , from plans b y
Messrs. C. S m ith an d S on an d M r. J . G reenaw ay, arch itects, o f R ead in g,
and is p ra ctically a new w ork hou se. T h e old b u ild in g a ccom m od ated