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the  BAKEry
A separate kitchen or bakery for making the bread is not certainly known for Reading Abbey but it was common on Abbey sites. Positioned just north of the mill, the bakery took the corn after it was made into flour and had only a short journey to the bread ovens.

Copyright Reading Museum Service from "Reading Abbey", published by Reading Museum & Art Gallery 1988.

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