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Latitude: 51.4549 / 51°27'17"N
Longitude: -0.9733 / 0°58'23"W
OS Eastings: 471434
OS Northings: 173381
OS Grid: SU714733
Mapcode National: GBR QLF.GW
Mapcode Global: VHDWT.2PTJ
Entry Name: Church House
Listing Date: 22 March 1957
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1156954
English Heritage Legacy ID: 39161
Location: Reading, RG1
County: Reading
Electoral Ward/Division: Abbey
Built-Up Area: Reading
Traditional County: Berkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire
Church of England Parish: Reading St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD
1.
5128
Church House
SU 7173 SW 2/237 22.3.57.
II GV
2.
Early-mid C18. 2 storeys and attic. Altered. South front red brick, moulded
painted string over 1st floor windows. plain parapet with stone coping. Old
tile hipped roof, chimneys stunted. 3 dormers with moulded cornices, casements.
5 windows on 1st floor, 3 on ground floor, glazing bar sashes. Modern double
(4 panel) door with rectangular fanlight of radiating and curved glazing pattern.
Wooden doorcase, panelled reveals, panelled pilasters and elaborately carved
scroll brackets with supports of cupids and inverted accanthus, crowned by
modern segmental open pedimented hood with panelled soffit. Narrow window
each side of doorcase. A good modern adaptation. The entrance originally
was from the west (altered 1931). Original glazing bars and internal cornice
retained in 1st floor north-west room to back. Original modillion cornice
survives on pebbledash west front. Interior: staircase with wide oak moulded
rail, circa 1740s with ramps and dado and wide turned balusters; continued
to basement; 2 pedimented doors to stairs, one segmental, the other triangular.
Ground floor front room has fine eared chimneypiece with pulvinated frieze.
The room above has marble fireplace with Adam-style surround with swagged frieze
having cupids and a lion. In the attic, partition wall retains part of a re-used
moulded jetty.
Listing NGR: SU7143473381
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