Municipal Buildings
Municipal Buildings, Blagrave Street, Reading
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113402
- Date first listed:
- 22-Mar-1957
- List Entry Name:
- Municipal Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- Municipal Buildings, Blagrave Street, Reading
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113402
- Date first listed:
- 22-Mar-1957
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Dec-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Municipal Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- Municipal Buildings, Blagrave Street, Reading
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Municipal Buildings, Blagrave Street, Reading
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Reading (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 71716 73610
Details
SU 7173 NE
1/29
BLAGRAVE STREET
Municipal Buildings
(Formerly listed as Old Abbey Buildings)
22.3.57.
GV
II
The Hospice on site of St John's Hospice and Grammar School was built in 1486 and may incorporate some of the earlier building (founded 1196). Turned into Grammar School. "Restored" by Slingsby Stallwood for the University. Two 1/2 storeys. Flint with Bath stone ashlar quoins, dressings and random blocks. Old tiled roofs with large (1892) skylights and dormers.
South front 2+2+1+2 bays - the single bay a projecting gabled break with 1892 single storey corridor wings flanking it in matching style. Two original corbelled chimneys on eaves. Small square headed two light four centre arch headed lights mostly inserted during restoration. To north, chamfered string over ground floor. Polygonal and parapetted stair turret off centre left with external chimney to right. Small square headed windows, similar to south side, on first floor, two to the left and 1+4 to the right of the turret. Ground floor windows much larger with transoms. Single storey lobby extension to north-east.
Interior: the Tudor arch fireplace, aumbry and panelled room mentioned in the VCH perhaps circa 1892.
Listing NGR: SU7171673610
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 38768
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
British Geological Survey, Strategic Stone Study, accessed 4 February 2020 from https://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/buildingStones/StrategicStoneStudy/EH_atlases.html
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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