Pub history
The Monks’ Retreat
The name of this pub, and the street it is in, recalls the Franciscan monks who came to Reading in the 13th century. The friary built by the monks stood on the site of Greyfriars Church, in Friar Street.
Pub history
The name of this pub, and the street it is in, recalls the Franciscan monks who came to Reading in the 13th century. The friary built by the monks stood on the site of Greyfriars Church, in Friar Street.