The Coopers Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 July 1973. Public house. 4 related planning applications.
The Coopers Public House
- WRENN ID
- strange-brick-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 July 1973
- Type
- Public house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Coopers Public House is a 17th-century building that has been altered over time. The front features false exposed timbering with four bays of three-light casements set in stucco infill. It has a wooden modillion cornice at the parapet and a tiled roof with two 20th-century dormers. The ground floor is finished in rusticated stucco, showcasing glazing bar shopfronts—modern on the left and early 19th century on the right—along with a central entrance that has a pilastered doorpiece with fluted caps and scroll brackets supporting an open pediment. The entrance includes a two-panel door topped by a high arched radiating fanlight. The rear of the building displays timber framing in the gables.
Inside, the pub contains reused fittings likely from a 16th or 17th-century house. The Lounge Bar features an oak panelled area with an impressive 16th or early 17th-century strapwork overmantel. This space is defined by four fluted Doric columns flanked by two enriched Doric columns, along with 'wild men' herm-pilasters and a modillion cornice. The exit to No 29 boasts a fine door adorned with circa 1600 decoration, including recessed niche panels with Ionic female herms on the outside and fluted Ionic pilasters on the interior.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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