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St James's Presbytery

A Grade II Listed Building in Abbey, Reading

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4569 / 51°27'24"N

Longitude: -0.9652 / 0°57'54"W

OS Eastings: 471994

OS Northings: 173606

OS Grid: SU719736

Mapcode National: GBR QNF.86

Mapcode Global: VHDWT.7N31

Plus Code: 9C3XF24M+PW

Entry Name: St James's Presbytery

Listing Date: 14 December 1978

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1321947

English Heritage Legacy ID: 38940

ID on this website: 101321947

Location: 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 Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SU 7173 NE
1/2A

FORBURY ROAD (south side)
St James's Presbytery

GV
II

Circa 1840. By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. A rare example of Norman revival - quite alien to his normal style. Very much altered and included for the sake of the fragments of the Norman Abbey built into it. Two storeys, flint with slate roof, Bath stone ashlar quoins and dressings. 2+2 windows, left hand part altered to modern casements with drip-moulds, wide central door. Right hand part slightly taller with mullion and transom windows (only one on ground floor). Left hand part has fragment of C12 billet moulded roll, the right hand part has another small fragment. A large fragment of the Norman Abbey in garden to east.

Listing NGR: SU7199473606

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