Walls Enclosing Garden to West of No 44 (Watlington House) is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1957. A Late C17 Garden wall. 2 related planning applications.
Walls Enclosing Garden to West of No 44 (Watlington House)
- WRENN ID
- ancient-gravel-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1957
- Type
- Garden wall
- Address
- Walls Enclosing Garden to West of No 44 (Watlington House), Watlington Street, RG1 4RF
- OS grid reference
- SU 721 731
- Coordinates
- 51.45264, -0.96248
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The walls enclosing the garden to the west of No 44 (Watlington House) date from the late 17th century or early 18th century. They are constructed of massive brick and flint and vary in height. The north and south walls are approximately 80 to 90 yards long, while the west wall measures about 30 yards in length.
Local climate
Walls Enclosing Garden to West of No 44 (Watlington House) 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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