Brick Kiln is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Industrial.
Brick Kiln
- WRENN ID
- old-fireplace-hyssop
- 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
- Industrial
- Address
- Brick Kiln, 123, Honey End Lane
- OS grid reference
- SU 685 727
- Coordinates
- 51.44998, -1.01508
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a brick kiln located on Honey End Lane, dating from the mid-19th century. It is the best preserved of the Reading brickworks established in 1977. The kiln has an oval plan made of red brick, featuring a battered plinth that serves as the ground floor. There is one additional floor above, topped with a tin roof and a rounded end. A tall, square brick chimney is situated to the north-west, with a central opening facing south. The main structure has six arches on each side, along with smaller arches, known as dampers, to the left. Inside, the ground level features a vaulted ambulatory with both oval and rectangular feed-holes.
Local climate
Brick Kiln 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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