Broad St. West and St Mary's Butts

3.1  Listed Building, 67 & 68 Broad St.
Built in the 1890s. The design of the facade of this building is notably different from others along Broad St. It is in the style
of Norman Shaw, an architect who worked during the late 19th century, and the reason for it being included in the listing.
For comparison with a building which was designed by Norman Shaw, see photos of Swan House on Chelsea Embankment in Wikimedia Commons.

3.2  Listed Building, The Allied Arms public house.
Although the front of the building is 19th century, the main part dates from the 16th century, the century when Reading Abbey was dissolved.
The website of the Allied Arms notes a possible Reading Abbey connection: "The inside decor...includes old beams which likely came from the ruins of
Reading Abbey after the dissolution by Henry VIII."

The south side of the Allied Arms: the listing refers to this jetty (higher floor projecting beyond the footprint of the ground floor) supported by a bracket.

3.3  Listed Building, 55 & 55a St Mary's Butts.
Early 19th century. The pilasters (vertical column-like structures raised from the surface of the walls) are described in the listing text as
Ionic on account of the scroll-like features at the top.

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