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Chapel at Reading School

A Grade II Listed Building in Redlands, Reading

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4486 / 51°26'55"N

Longitude: -0.9557 / 0°57'20"W

OS Eastings: 472667

OS Northings: 172700

OS Grid: SU726727

Mapcode National: GBR QQJ.D4

Mapcode Global: VHDWT.DV3C

Plus Code: 9C3XC2XV+FP

Entry Name: Chapel at Reading School

Listing Date: 19 March 1975

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1321946

English Heritage Legacy ID: 38923

ID on this website: 101321946

Location: The Mount, Reading, Berkshire, RG1

County: Reading

Electoral Ward/Division: Redlands

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Reading

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire

Church of England Parish: Reading St Luke

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


ERLEIGH ROAD
1.
5128
Chapel at
Reading School
SU 7272 9/478 19.3.75.
II
2.
1870s, probably by Alfred Waterhouse who designed the school. Plain Early
English style. English bond red brick with blue brick bands and chequering
especially to eaves which have small chevron decoration. Tiled roof with fishscale
bands. 8 bays, with dividing buttresses, 5 bays of paired lancets, small gabled
porch to south-west and a single lancet to east bay. Stepped triple lancet
to east. Small 2 light ambled extension to south (vestry) with small belfry
and tall octagonal chimney. Interior : plain brick, arch braced collar beam
trusses on corbels, long benches to sides.


Listing NGR: SU7266772700

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