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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
Tagged with: House Pumping station Pub
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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