109 Castle Hill

109 Castle Hill, Reading, RG1 7SX

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Overview

A house, built in the early C19, now flats. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1113422
Date first listed:: 14-Dec-1978
List Entry Name:: 109 Castle Hill
Statutory Address:: 109 Castle Hill, Reading, RG1 7SX

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1113422
Date first listed:: 14-Dec-1978
Date of most recent amendment:: 02-Jan-2024
List Entry Name:: 109 Castle Hill
Statutory Address 1:: 109 Castle Hill, Reading, RG1 7SX

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: 109 Castle Hill, Reading, RG1 7SX

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 71020 72998

Summary

A house, built in the early C19, now flats.

Reasons for Designation

109 Castle Hill, Reading, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Architectural interest:

* as an early-C19 building which contributes to the character of an architecturally varied historic streetscape.

Group value:

* the building is in close proximity to a large number of listed buildings and forms part of a strong historic grouping.

History

109 Castle Hill (formerly 109 Castle Street) was built in the early C19, sometime between 1802 and the 1830s (the house does not appear on Coates’ map of 1802). The substantial townhouse appears to have experienced little alteration externally. There may have been front access to the semi-basement historically, with evidence of a former area and doorway beneath the stairs to the main entrance. The elevational treatment of the second floor appears to have been altered as it is plainly finished in smooth render while the two lower floors are of channelled stucco.

The house has now been converted into flats.

Details

A house, built in the early C19, now flats.

MATERIALS AND PLAN: the building is stuccoed with a timber eaves cornice. The pitched roof covering is slate. The house is of two storeys with an attic and semi-basement.

EXTERIOR: the road front facing Castle Hill has three bays with two modern dormers to the attic. The semi-basement and raised ground floor are embellished with smooth-faced rusticated stucco with keystones above the doorway and windows. Windows across the front have central sashes with margin lights to the sides, except for the narrower right-hand bay. The basement contains three windows. The main entrance, on the westernmost bay of the raised ground floor is accessed via a flight of stone steps with iron handrails. The doorway consists of a two-panelled door with an unadorned rectangular fanlight above. A plat band runs across the elevation at first-floor ceiling height. The first floor is smooth rendered. All of the windows apart from that underneath the doorway have stone sills painted black. There is a modillioned timber eaves cornice. The square dormers appear modern and contain two-pane casements.

The rear elevation, largely concealed from the street, is rendered and contains full-height casements on the raised ground floor and two sash windows on the first floor. There is a dormer above the westernmost bay.

INTERIOR: it is understood that the hallway contains the original stairs with a wreathed curtail to the ground-floor terminus.

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 38810
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Tyack, Geoffrey, Bradley, Simon, Pevsner, Nikolaus, The Buildings of England: Berkshire, (2010), 470

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.