Monday 20 January 2014

The Oracle


Today I am showing you the River Kennet as it passes through the Oracle shopping center in Reading. Here we look towards the London Street road bridge (the arch you see through the near bridge). The building you see on the left is the Blade.

 Looking the other direction towards the footbridge at the center. During the recent floods all the area you see on either side of the river was under water
Taking Part in Our World Tuesday

29 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Wow, the flooding aounds like it was awful.. Glad everything is back to normal now. Looks like a pretty shopping area! Have a happy week!

Linda W. said...

Glad to see your water is receding. That's amazing the water got so high!

Our photos said...

Nice photos, Bill!

Stewart M said...

Nice pictures - I have just started reading a book called Silt Road which is about following a river, many of the sections of the river flow through urban areas like this - the river starts near High Wycombe.

Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

Billy Blue Eyes said...

I think it was, the Kennet here flows into the Thames further along past the Blade so it backs up

Billy Blue Eyes said...

This was just before Christmas so hopefully it looks like this again now

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Thank you

Billy Blue Eyes said...

High Wycombe is to the north of Reading There is a river or somthing flows from there called the River Wye and somthing called the Dyke, seems to join the Thames

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
Crikey, that would have dampened the market a bit... YAM xx

(PS - Dunoon mugs are manufactured in Stone, Staffordshire...sad but true.)

Fun60 said...

There is so much going on beside the river as it flows through such a busy town. Good to see the river has receded.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Yes it would have. Never knew that about Danoon

Billy Blue Eyes said...

I need to get a photo on a sunny day, those look a little grim

EG CameraGirl said...

I'm afraid climate variability is wreaking havoc on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Your not wrong there, least it is sunny today here

Sharon said...

I like the look of this shopping area.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

That is mostly places to eat along this area but over to the right of the second photos is the shopping cerntre (mall) where I'm sure you would enjoy going round

Judy said...

The buildings seem to be built very close to the river.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

There is one called Holy Brook which flows under the shopping centre by the place does not get flooded

sweetbriardreams said...

Isn't it funny how all the new buildings have such sharp names now, the shard, the cheese grater, and this one... the blade! It's such a relief that the rain has ceased and the rivers are receding slightly.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Yes your right about the names. The photo was taken before Christmas but it's good the floods are now subsiding

Anonymous said...

It is so beautiful there. Such a lovely city.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

It looks nicer on a sunny day or in the spriing & summer as for city they is something Reading would like to be called, it still a town

Halcyon said...

What a pretty view!

Billy Blue Eyes said...

It would look nicer if it was sunny

NatureFootstep said...

interesting. I remember seeing this place before. Maybe on your blog. :) I liket what seems to be lamps or something.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Not sure I've shown this before but there are photos of the place around.

Su-sieee! Mac said...

Wow! Did the flooding last long? I heard that the U.S. east coast is expecting a blizzard. I hope none of that weather system turns into rain for you.

Jenn Jilks said...

Yep. Crikey.
UK buildings are amazing. Beautiful part of the world.
(ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

Dana said...

Even without the sun, it's a beautiful view!