The Architecture of Alfred Waterhouse and Victorian Reading

An architectural walking tour of prolific Victorian architect Alfred Waterhouse's works in Reading, led by Waterhouse expert Dr Stephen Gage, Lecturer in Architecture at University of Reading.

Alfred Waterhouse was one of the most notable architects of the Victorian period, designing Manchester Town Hall and the Natural History Museum in London. Yet he also lived for a time in Reading and designed some of its key landmarks. This architectural walk will encompass some of these key works as well as other key buildings of the era. 

Guide: Dr Stephen Gage is a lecturer and BSc Programme Director at University of Reading School of Architecture. He is an architectural historian specialising in the architectural, urban and landscape histories of C19 and early C20 Britain and America.