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Latitude: 51.4527 / 51°27'9"N
Longitude: -0.9602 / 0°57'36"W
OS Eastings: 472349
OS Northings: 173146
OS Grid: SU723731
Mapcode National: GBR QPG.DP
Mapcode Global: VHDWT.9RR7
Plus Code: 9C3XF23Q+3W
Entry Name: The Oval
Listing Date: 14 December 1978
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1156910
English Heritage Legacy ID: 39149
Also known as: The Oval, Reading
14, St John's Road, Reading
ID on this website: 101156910
Location: New Town, Reading, Berkshire, RG1
County: Reading
Electoral Ward/Division: Abbey
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Reading
Traditional County: Berkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire
Church of England Parish: Reading St John the Evangelist and St Stephen
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
Tagged with: House Architectural structure
ST JOHN'S ROAD
1.
5128
No 14 (The Oval)
SU 7273 7/234
II
2.
Early C19, 2 storey detached villa, a former farmhouse. Red brick with silver
grey brick headers. Toothed brick cornice. Wide eaves to low pitched slate
roof. A symmetrical 'T'-plan design carefully aligned so that the south end
closes the vista along Princes Street from the Reading Hospital with a full
height bow (1 window, French casement on ground floor). North front faces
down St John's street; 3 bays, glazing bar sash windows and central 6 panel
door in recessed arch with fanlight. Garden surrounded by cast iron mushroom
capped rails (see George V Memorial Gardens, Eldon Square) on stone plinths;
the rails are only to south.
Listing NGR: SU7234973146
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