Editing Reading Abbey (section)

===Hospitium===
[[File:Hospitium of St John the Baptist.jpg|thumb|The former [[hospitium]]]]
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The abbey's [[hospitium]], or dormitory for pilgrims, also survives. Known as the ''Hospitium of St. John'' and founded in 1189, the surviving building is the main building of a larger range of buildings that could accommodate 400 people. Much of the remainder of this range of buildings was located where [[Reading Town Hall]] now stands. Today the surviving building occupies a rather isolated site, with no direct street access. It abuts the main concert hall of [[Reading Town Hall]] to the west, and the south of the building opens directly onto the churchyard of [[St Laurence's Church, Reading|St Laurence's Church]]. The building is surrounded to the north and east by a modern office development, with a small intermediate courtyard.<ref name=nfphpt>{{cite web | last = Ford | first = David Nash | work = Royal Berkshire History | publisher = Nash Ford Publishing | url = http://www.berkshirehistory.com/maps/reading_abbey/rdgab02.html | title = The Hospitium | access-date = 2 May 2009}}</ref>