Iris Court Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Former rectory.
Iris Court Rectory
- WRENN ID
- turning-rotunda-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Former rectory
- Address
- Iris Court Rectory, New Lane Hill
- OS grid reference
- SU 673 729
- Coordinates
- 51.45189, -1.03194
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Iris Court Rectory is a former rectory dating from the early 19th century, which has been significantly altered and extended in the late 19th century and mid-20th century. The building stands at 2½ storeys and features a south front with five bays, finished in stucco. In the center, there is a wide, two-storey bow window with a parapet, along with a late 19th-century brick porch. The windows are glazing bar sash types. The roof is mansard, with tiled lower slopes and two segmental pedimental dormers from the late 19th century, while the upper slopes are covered with slate. The building also has large chimneys. Iris Court Rectory is included to provide a setting for St. Michael's Church, Goodwin's, and Church Cottages, the latter of which is located in Tilehurst Civil Parish.
Local climate
Iris Court Rectory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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