#reading prison

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Create Escape: The Joy Of Painting with Bob Ross & Banksy

The late great Bob Ross narrates the creation of  Banksy’s latest piece - Oscar Wilde escaping from Reading Prison painted on the  actual walls  of (the now closed) Reading Prison.

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Stephen Fry backs bid to save historic building from 'luxury flat developers'

The Save Reading Gaol will be holding a special march to support plans to convert the Grade II listed Reading Prison into an arts and heritage centre

The majority of new developments in my hometown are primarily flats for people wanting to commute into London, this unfortunately also means that even the infamous Reading Gaol (which I actually got to look around inside a while back for an art gallery thingy) are going to be converted into flats as well.

There have been plans to turn it into an arts centre of some sort, but apparently that’s considered to be too expensive, so this is the route folks are going for instead.

Fun Fact for Killing Eve Fans: The inside of the prison was actually used as a set for the show at various times.

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Oscar Wilde quote at Reading Prison

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The books Oscar Wilde ultimately had in his cell in Reading Goal, displayed at the ArtAngel exhibit in Reading, Berkshire

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Modern letter to Oscar Wilde, part of the ArtAngel exhibit at Reading Prison, Berkshire, England

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Scale model of Oscar Wilde’s cell at Reading Gaol with its original door displayed in the Prison Chapel

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Marlene Dumas’ portrait of Oscar Wilde exhibited at Reading Prison, Berkshire UK

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More from Still Water by Roni Horn at the Reading Prison ArtAngel exhibit in Berkshire