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The Engine House

A Grade II Listed Building in Abbey, Reading

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Latitude: 51.4559 / 51°27'21"N

Longitude: -0.9582 / 0°57'29"W

OS Eastings: 472482

OS Northings: 173500

OS Grid: SU724735

Mapcode National: GBR QPF.VK

Mapcode Global: VHDWT.BNTT

Plus Code: 9C3XF24R+8P

Entry Name: The Engine House

Listing Date: 10 June 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1248683

English Heritage Legacy ID: 39269

ID on this website: 101248683

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

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Description


GAS WORKS ROAD
1.
5128
Blakes Lock Sewage
Pumping Station
The Engine House
SU 7273 7/600
II G.V.
2. Engine House. C.1870. Red brick walls with grey brick patterning; stone and
grey brick dressings; cast iron small-pane windows; red tile roof. T-plan, the
west block originally housing the boilers, the east block the steam engines. Later
C19 addition in north east angle; further extended C20 chimney (to north west)
demolished. Free gothic style. Main (south) elevation to River Kennet has, in
gable to left, arcade of 3 bays, defined by plain brick piers carrying segmental
arches. Centre bay has double-leaf doors, outer bays originally single doors,
now timber casements, between brick panels, under full width cast iron overlights.
Large sexfoil window to gable. Block to right has 3 pairs of pilaster buttresses
with lancets between, above a tall plinth (pierced by two C20 windows). Intervening
bays are to left, large gothic doorway with solid, shouldered head bearing arms
of Borough of Reading and fitted with pair of three quarter glazed doors, all set
in gabled brick panel; to centre bay, a cinquefoil window; to right, a round-headed
doorway now blocked. Corbel-table in brick to eaves and verges, elaborately detailed.
Gothic iron ventilators to ridge.


Listing NGR: SU7248273500

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