HM Prison Reading
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HM Prison Reading, historically known as Reading Gaol, is a former Victorian-era prison in Reading, England, best known for its association with Oscar Wilde and his poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HM Prison Reading canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7864179 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HM Prison Reading Context triple: [Reading Gaol, alsoKnownAs, HM Prison Reading]
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A.
HM Prison Oxford
HM Prison Oxford was a former men’s prison in Oxford, England, housed within the historic Oxford Castle complex until its closure and later redevelopment.
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B.
HM Prison Durham
HM Prison Durham is a historic high-security men's prison in Durham, England, known for housing high-profile and long-term inmates.
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C.
HM Prison Gartree
HM Prison Gartree is a high-security men's prison in Leicestershire, England, primarily housing long-term and life-sentenced prisoners.
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D.
HM Prison Stafford
HM Prison Stafford is a Category C men's prison in Stafford, England, primarily housing adult male offenders.
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E.
HM Prison Maidstone
HM Prison Maidstone is a Category C men's prison in Maidstone, Kent, England, primarily housing foreign national offenders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HM Prison Reading Target entity description: HM Prison Reading, historically known as Reading Gaol, is a former Victorian-era prison in Reading, England, best known for its association with Oscar Wilde and his poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
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A.
HM Prison Oxford
HM Prison Oxford was a former men’s prison in Oxford, England, housed within the historic Oxford Castle complex until its closure and later redevelopment.
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B.
HM Prison Durham
HM Prison Durham is a historic high-security men's prison in Durham, England, known for housing high-profile and long-term inmates.
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C.
HM Prison Gartree
HM Prison Gartree is a high-security men's prison in Leicestershire, England, primarily housing long-term and life-sentenced prisoners.
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D.
HM Prison Stafford
HM Prison Stafford is a Category C men's prison in Stafford, England, primarily housing adult male offenders.
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E.
HM Prison Maidstone
HM Prison Maidstone is a Category C men's prison in Maidstone, Kent, England, primarily housing foreign national offenders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade II listed building
ⓘ
Victorian prison ⓘ former prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Reading Gaol
ⓘ
Reading Jail ⓘ
linked to:
Reading Prison
|
| architect |
George Gilbert Scott
ⓘ
William Boynthon Moffatt ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
ⓘ
Victorian ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
De Profundis
ⓘ
The Ballad of Reading Gaol ⓘ |
| basedOn | separate system design ⓘ |
| closed | 2014 ⓘ |
| closureAnnouncementDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1842 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
site associated with LGBT history
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site associated with literary history ⓘ symbol of Victorian penal system ⓘ |
| executionSiteFor |
Amelia Dyer
ⓘ
other convicted murderers (19th–20th century) ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | around 300 prisoners (historical) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central hub design
ⓘ
execution shed ⓘ governor's house ⓘ perimeter wall ⓘ prison chapel ⓘ radial cell blocks ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| inception | 1844 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Pentonville Prison
ⓘ
linked to:
HM Prison Pentonville
|
| locatedIn |
Berkshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ Reading ⓘ Reading town centre ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Reading Abbey ruins
ⓘ
The Forbury Gardens ⓘ
linked to:
Forbury Gardens
|
| locatedOn | Forbury Road ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Her Majesty's Prison Service
ⓘ
linked to:
HM Prison and Probation Service
|
| nearbyRiver |
River Kennet
ⓘ
River Thames (via Reading) ⓘ |
| notableInmate |
Amelia Dyer
ⓘ
Oscar Wilde ⓘ The Reading baby farmer ⓘ |
| opened | 1844 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
county gaol
ⓘ
place of execution ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Ministry of Justice (UK)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Justice
|
| prisonCategory |
Category B prison
ⓘ
Category C prison ⓘ local prison ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| securityClassification | adult male prison ⓘ |
| status |
decommissioned
ⓘ
not in use as a prison ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
campaigns for cultural reuse
ⓘ
public art projects ⓘ |
| usedFor |
remand prisoners
ⓘ
short-sentence prisoners ⓘ young offenders (historically) ⓘ |
| WildeImprisonmentEnd | 1897 ⓘ |
| WildeImprisonmentStart | 1895 ⓘ |
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Subject: HM Prison Reading Description of subject: HM Prison Reading, historically known as Reading Gaol, is a former Victorian-era prison in Reading, England, best known for its association with Oscar Wilde and his poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
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