Yes I am contacting Northern Rock but they only became known as Northern Rock in 1965 and their head office is now in the north. I can't find any record of them being in Cheapside in Reading.
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Thread: Abandoned baby Reading 1965
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27-09-2009, 9:16 AM #11DixieGuest
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27-09-2009, 9:18 AM #12DixieGuest
I realise that Games Workshop was quite new but the doorway I am referring to was that end of Cheapside, very near to an old fashioned jewellers.
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27-09-2009, 9:37 AM #13
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27-09-2009, 9:59 AM #14Marie C..Guest
Do you mean Bracher and Sydenham's the jewellers? Wasn't that in Station Rd(the road that lead from the station up to Broad St. Heelas was at the top?
There were pictures of the baby in the local paper. Abandoned babies were always front page news as they hoped the mother would see him/her and come forward.
Contact the Reading Mercury. They should have archives. Berks Family Hist. Society may also have them and may do you a look up. That should give the name of the finder of the baby.
Thames Valley police would also have records somewhere.
Marie
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27-09-2009, 10:42 AM #15DixieGuest
Thanks for that info, I really appreciate it. I had been searching the internet and Northern Rocks web-site but could turn nothing up.
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27-09-2009, 10:45 AM #16DixieGuest
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30-09-2009, 9:41 AM #17
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There has been another reply on the reading forum:
Northern Rock house was on the opposite side of Cheapside to the Odeon, south of and adjacent to what was then the Co-op. At one time late, 60s perhaps, there was a semi-permanent newspaper kiosk outside. I think but am not certain that it housed the old borough Youth Employment Service and possibly some court-associated departments as well.
This means that the northern rock house building is still there . I don't think i am allowed to put link to a commercial maps site on , but will send it to you.
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01-10-2009, 8:06 PM #18DixieGuest
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