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3 and 5, Sidmouth Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Abbey, Reading

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4529 / 51°27'10"N

Longitude: -0.9638 / 0°57'49"W

OS Eastings: 472097

OS Northings: 173168

OS Grid: SU720731

Mapcode National: GBR QNG.LM

Mapcode Global: VHDWT.7RV2

Plus Code: 9C3XF23P+5F

Entry Name: 3 and 5, Sidmouth Street

Listing Date: 14 December 1978

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1156984

English Heritage Legacy ID: 39166

ID on this website: 101156984

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 John the Evangelist and St Stephen

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SIDMOUTH STREET
1.
5128

Nos 3 and 5
SU 7273 7/568
II
2.
1880s. 2½ or 3 storey pair in Butterfield Vicarage style. Sufficiently asymetrical
to require a second glance. 1 bay each with 2 windows per floor (3, stepped,
on ground floor; 1 on 2nd floor of no 5). Sash windows with marginned glazing.
Stop moulded reveals with splayed cills. Red brick with subtle polychromy.
Plinth. Band over ground floor string over 1st floor. String with over arch
above arched 2nd floor windows of No 3 and above 1st floor windows of No 5.
2nd floor window of latter interrupts both the over arch string (which is dropped
below it) and the string above. Stepped and moulded eaves courses, returned
up verges of ½ hip of No 3. Tiled roofs, No 5 hipped with 2nd floor windows.
½ dormer (itself with half hipped gable). Large brick chimneys in valley between
roofs. Entrances in extruded apsidal 2 storey extension on each side with
arch windows and short turrets. Further bulbous extensions on garden side
corners.


Listing NGR: SU7209773168

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