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West Memorial Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Caversham, Reading

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4671 / 51°28'1"N

Longitude: -0.9725 / 0°58'20"W

OS Eastings: 471473

OS Northings: 174742

OS Grid: SU714747

Mapcode National: GBR QL9.NH

Mapcode Global: VHDWT.3D84

Plus Code: 9C3XF28H+V2

Entry Name: West Memorial Hall

Listing Date: 14 December 1978

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1321953

English Heritage Legacy ID: 38961

ID on this website: 101321953

Location: Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, RG4

County: Reading

Electoral Ward/Division: Caversham

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Reading

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire

Church of England Parish: Caversham Thameside and Mapledurham

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


GOSBROOK ROAD
1.
5128
(South Side)
West Memorial Hall
SU 7174 11/494
II
2.
1865-66 by Alfred Waterhouse. Gothic. Red brick former Baptist Free Church,
gable end to street. Stone plinth and dressings. Banded tile roof. Blue
brick bands in gable above and below rose window. Tumbled brick in chimney
to south gable. Blue and red brick herring bone work in tympanum over pair
of lancets to left. The main feature is the right hand bay - this has a hipped
rectangular stair turret to gallery with external stairs on quadrant wall to
base. 4 bay side wall to west with arched passage below buttresses, cogged
eaves cornice, paired lancets, except to 1/2 dormer to north. 1911 extension
to east with central gable, echoes style of north gable. Interior rearranged.
An interesting display of materials.


Listing NGR: SU7147374742

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