Cemetery Junction, Reading

Cemetery Junction
Cemetery Junction
	Aerial view of Cemetery Junction in 1986
Location
	Reading, Berkshire, UK
Coordinates	51°27′10″N 0°56′55″W[1]
Roads at; junction	A4 London Road; A329 Wokingham Road; A329 Kings Road;
Construction
Type	Intersection

Cemetery Junction is a road junction in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from Wokingham.[2]

Cemetery Junction in 1893

The junction is named after Reading Old Cemetery just to the east, with a grand ornamental gatehouse immediately off the junction.

Grand ornamental gatehouse to Reading Old Cemetery

Facilities

Located in the Cemetery Junction is Wycliffe Baptist Church, Arthur Hill Swimming Pool (closed in 2016),[3] food shops, takeaway food outlets, public houses and a pharmacy.[4]

Eponymous film

Cemetery Junction is the title of a 2010 film, directed by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, which was released in the UK on 14 April 2010 and which tackles love and class in Reading in 1973. Gervais explained that the title of the film was taken from Cemetery Junction, Reading, an area he knew as a child. Gervais also adds "[...] it's not really set in Reading, it's any small town, anywhere in the world to be honest."[5][6][7]

Transport

Several major bus routes serve the Cemetery Junction, including:

Reading Buses route 17, Tilehurst–Three Tuns (Earley)
Reading Buses routes 13 and 14, Reading–Woodley
Reading Buses route 4 and X4, Reading–Wokingham–Bracknell
Arriva route 850, Reading–High Wycombe
Thames Travel routes 126,127,128,129 Twyford-Wokingham

References

OS Opendata StreetView
Roadworks on the way at Cemetery Junction, Reading Post, 24 June 2010.
"Century-old Reading Arthur Hill Memorial Baths closes". BBC News. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
"The Real Cemetery Junction". Visit Reading. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
"Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on Cemetery Junction". BBC News. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
"Cemetery Junction starring the Reading Post". Reading Post. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
"Ricky Gervais is going Up the Junction". Reading Post. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

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[1] OS Opendata StreetView

[2] Roadworks on the way at Cemetery Junction, Reading Post, 24 June 2010.

[3] "Century-old Reading Arthur Hill Memorial Baths closes". BBC News. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[4] "The Real Cemetery Junction". Visit Reading. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[5] "Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on Cemetery Junction". BBC News. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[6] "Cemetery Junction starring the Reading Post". Reading Post. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[7] "Ricky Gervais is going Up the Junction". Reading Post. Retrieved 8 June 2011.