Mile Post Approximately 50 Metres South West of Water Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1995. Milepost.
Mile Post Approximately 50 Metres South West of Water Tower
- WRENN ID
- calm-screen-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1995
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Mile Post Approximately 50 Metres South West of Water Tower, RG1 6PG
- OS grid reference
- SU 702 727
- Coordinates
- 51.44919, -0.99082
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This mile post, located approximately 50 meters southwest of the water tower on Bath Road, dates from the early 19th century and is made of cast iron. It features a raised backplate inscribed with "LONDON 40" at the top. The lower section is canted and has inscriptions on either side, with "READING" on the left and "NEWBURY 16" on the right. The mile post stands against a wall that is not of special architectural or historic interest. It is part of the street furniture along the old London to Bristol highway, highlighting the significance of this route as the main passage to the west.
Local climate
Mile Post Approximately 50 Metres South West of Water Tower receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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