Editing Reading Abbey (section)

===Hidden Abbey Project===
In spring 2014, historian-screenwriter [[Philippa Langley]], MBE, best known for her contribution to the exhumation of [[Richard III]] in 2012, together with local historians John and Lindsay Mullaney, put together a complementary effort called the Hidden Abbey Project (HAP). The goal of the HAP was to perform a modern comprehensive study, including a non-invasive analysis of the grounds using [[ground-penetrating radar]] (GPR).<ref name=Langley>{{cite web|last=Langley|first=Philippa|title=The Hidden Abbey Project|publisher=Reading's Hidden Abbey|access-date=15 September 2016|url=http://readingshiddenabbey.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-hidden-abbey-project-by-philippa.html}}</ref> The first phase of the GPR survey, focusing on the Abbey Church, St James’ Church, the Forbury Gardens, and the Reading Gaol car park, began in June 2016. Initial results indicate some potential grave sites behind the high altar in an apse at the east end of the Abbey. There are also some findings probably related to the Abbey's construction, as well as some other potential archaeological targets.<ref name=RBC>{{cite web|title=A Significant Next Step Towards Revealing King Henry I's Hidden Abbey|publisher=Reading Borough Council|date=12 September 2016|access-date=15 September 2016|url=http://www.reading.gov.uk/PRhiddenabbey|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919212312/http://www.reading.gov.uk/PRhiddenabbey|url-status=dead}}</ref> News reports seized on the fact that the grave sites were found underneath the Ministry of Justice car park at Reading Gaol. Said the Telegraph:

<blockquote>Britain’s kings appear to be making a habit of this. First it was Richard III, whose bones were found under a car park in Leicester. Now it appears that Henry I may have met a similarly undignified fate.<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|last=Sawyer|first=Patrick|title=Another car park, another King: 'Henry I's remains' found beneath tarmac at Reading Gaol|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=13 September 2016|access-date=15 September 2016|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/13/another-car-park-another-king-henry-is-remains-found-beneath-tar/}}</ref><br />
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However, the borough council's press release stated, "The graves are located behind the High Altar in an apse at the east end of the Abbey. They are located east of the area where King Henry I's grave is believed to be. No direct connection between these features and King Henry can be made using these results alone."<ref name=RBC />