This hospital was built far from the town centre, on what is now called 'Cemetery Junction' in east Reading. Leprosy was a common medieval disease that involved nasty rashes and wasting muscles. This included eating better so monks could re-gain strength. The usually strict rules for monks were relaxed in the infirmary to allow them to re-cover. This prevented the spread of illness around the abbey. The infirmary would have been completely self-contained with its own chapel and kitchens.
This meant they were often at the forefront of medical knowledge at the time, enabling them to look after sick or elderly monks. Monks devoted their lives to God and to learning. This meant that the monks who lived had everything they needed within the abbey precinct - including healthcare. A key part of abbey life was seclusion from the outside world. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.Reading Gaol sits on the eastern end of the Abbey Quarter. This heart wrenching and eye opening account is a must read for anyone interested in history, literature or LGBT rights. It also highlights Oscar's belief that everyone is deserving of more compassion, more charity because after all we are all offenders to some degree.
Rather than attempt to assess the laws that convicted him, Oscar chooses to highlight the brutalisation of punishment that all convicts share. Even so, He was famous for his wit, flamboyant dress style and conversational skill.ĭuring his imprisonment a man was hanged for cutting the throat of his wife. This is his final work published during his lifetime.(De Profundis published 1905 after his passing in 1900) His works included “The Importance Of Being Earnest” and “The Picture of Dorian Gray” Oscar was jailed for 2 years from 1895 to 1897 for “gross indecency” towards other men. Oscar Wilde was the most famous playwright of the 1890’s.
The Ballad Of Reading gaol, Is a valuable insight into what it was like in jail in the 19th century in the UK. Have you ever wondered what it was like in times gone by? Have you ever wondered what it was like to be in jail, back then?
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