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Small Town Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Abbey, Reading

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4566 / 51°27'23"N

Longitude: -0.9695 / 0°58'10"W

OS Eastings: 471696

OS Northings: 173577

OS Grid: SU716735

Mapcode National: GBR QMF.B8

Mapcode Global: VHDWT.4NT6

Plus Code: 9C3XF24J+M6

Entry Name: Small Town Hall

Listing Date: 22 March 1957

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1321989

English Heritage Legacy ID: 38762

ID on this website: 101321989

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

Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government

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Description


BIAGRAVE STREET
1.
5128
Small Town Hall
SU 7173 NE 1/27 22.3.57.
II GV
2.
1785, behind the Waterhouse block. 4 tall semi-circular headed sash windows
to churchyard with patterned fanlights. Red brick with slate roof. Interior:
the main room now divided but the 1864 decoration by W H Woodman retained -
this is in an Italianate style with elaborate beamed and coffered ceiling and
plaster decoration of pilasters and entablature with considerable later enrichment
at north end. The famous Father Willis organ first installed here (now in
Lainson block qv).


Listing NGR: SU7167873582

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