Oracle (workhouse)

Oracle
The Oracle in Minster Street, c. 1845 by William Fox Talbot
Oracle (workhouse) is located in Reading Central
Oracle (workhouse)
Location within Reading Town Centre
General information
TypeWorkhouse
LocationReading, Berkshire, England
Coordinates51°27′16″N 0°58′20″W / 51.454417°N 0.972203°W / 51.454417; -0.972203
Completed1628
Demolished1850

The Oracle was a workhouse that produced cloth in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The Oracle shopping centre, which now occupies a small part of the site, takes its name from the Oracle workhouse.