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'There's something about the Whiteknights area that makes people
stay here.' - From the Foreword by Fiona Talkington, BBC Radio 3
Presenter and long-term resident Two hundred years ago, the aptly
named 'Southern Hill' that rises steeply from the edge of the river
plain south of Reading was part of Whitley and largely farmland.
However, its vistas, fresh air and proximity to the town led
prominent Victorians to invest in and develop the area and their
contributions have shaped it into the 'village within a town' that
it is today. Schools, the University, hotels and a care home now
occupy many of the sites originally owned by the town's famous
industrialists and their elegant homes have been co-opted for
community use which gives the area its unique aura of egalitarian
refinement. Celebrated in the annual walking tour of artists'
studios, the creative heart of the district beats stronger than
ever and this book brings together 28 artists to respond in their
own way and their own medium to the place we call 'Whiteknights'.
And to give context to the artwork, local historians paint a
fascinating picture of the Whiteknights estate that became the
University campus, the buildings, the streets and the people who
lived here. This joint venture from the Whiteknights Studio Trail,
celebrating 20 years, and Two Rivers Press, publishing in the area
for 25 years, pays tribute to the heritage we are privileged to be
part of.
The Roman Town at Silchester, Calleva Atrebatum, was a working
archaeological dig - the University of Reading Field School - which
took place every summer for eighteen years. Taking advantage of the
last opportunity to record 'life on the dig' in 2014, artist Jenny
Halstead spent the summer creating and collating material for a
beautiful and historic book. Jenny's superior draughtsmanship, her
eye for colour and her wide variety of techniques produce
evocative, lively images. The resulting book is a fitting and
enduring record of this historic episode in the life of an ancient
city.
A year in the life of a garden. From the stillness of winter,
unfurling through spring and summer to the contentment of autumn,
this imaginative interpretation of a specific space - a twelve-acre
garden within an urban university campus - exposes a secret oasis,
full of surprises. This book presents the personal vision of the
Artist in Residence at the Harris Garden in the University of
Reading. Jenny Halstead captures the seasonal changes, portrays the
stages of its renovation, and celebrates its enthusiastic
workforce, especially the many volunteers. Accompanied by a history
of the garden and an account of its restoration, these paintings
and sketches memorialise a place in time.
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