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University of Reading War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Redlands, Reading

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4505 / 51°27'1"N

Longitude: -0.9612 / 0°57'40"W

OS Eastings: 472279

OS Northings: 172897

OS Grid: SU722728

Mapcode National: GBR QPH.5H

Mapcode Global: VHDWT.9S6Y

Plus Code: 9C3XF22Q+5G

Entry Name: University of Reading War Memorial

Listing Date: 12 February 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1113620

English Heritage Legacy ID: 39277

ID on this website: 101113620

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 Giles

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


LONDON ROAD
1.
5128 (south side)
University of
Reading
War Memorial
SU 72 72
9/8
GV
II
2.
War Memorial Circa 1922. Red brick square tower with shallow clasping
buttresses. Pyramidal tiled roof with finial. Open top stage with clock
and designs and numbers reading in '1914' and '1918' in spandrels.
Doubled round - arched windows below with single windows placed centrally
below them. Round arches on north, and north sides with moulded triangular
gables above. Inscribed tablets internally giving the names of the fallen.


Listing NGR: SU7227972897


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 10 August 2017.

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