Latitude: 51.4558 / 51°27'20"N
Longitude: -0.9577 / 0°57'27"W
OS Eastings: 472513
OS Northings: 173492
OS Grid: SU725734
Mapcode National: GBR QPF.YL
Mapcode Global: VHDWT.CN1W
Plus Code: 9C3XF24R+8W
Entry Name: The Pump and Turbine House
Listing Date: 10 June 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1321867
English Heritage Legacy ID: 39271
ID on this website: 101321867
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: Architectural structure
GAS WORKS ROAD
1
5128
Blakes Lock Sewage
Pumping Station
The Pump and Turbine
House
SU 7273 7/602
II
G.V.
Pump and Turbine House. C.1870. Red brick walls with grey brick patterning; stone
and grey brick dressings; cast iron small pane windows; red tile roof. Rectangular
building, with Pump House slightly wider and higher to north, Turbine House extending
southwards into River Kennet. PumpHouse of 3 bays, the 2 lefthand bays breaking
forward slightly and gabled, with cinquefoil window to gable. Lower windows tall,
round-headed, elaborate brick arches with stone springers and keystones. Brick
corbel-table to gable and verges; roof hipped to right with gablet. Detailing
similar to Engine House (q.v). Turbine House has 3 tripartite windows under segmental
brick arches, between groups of pilaster buttresses. Eaves as Pump House. The
sewage pumps, and two of three turbines by Gilks, replacing originals by their
predecessors Williamson Bros of Kendal, remain in situ.
Listing NGR: SU7251373492
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