West Memorial Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Memorial hall.

West Memorial Hall

WRENN ID
grim-plinth-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Memorial hall
Address
West Memorial Hall, Gosbrook Road
OS grid reference
SU 714 747
Coordinates
51.46715, -0.97245
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Memorial Hall is a Grade II listed building located on Gosbrook Road, constructed between 1865 and 1866 by Alfred Waterhouse. This Gothic-style structure was originally a Baptist Free Church and is made of red brick with a gable end facing the street. It features a stone plinth and dressings, along with a banded tile roof. The gable includes blue brick bands above and below a rose window, and the chimney on the south gable showcases tumbled brick. The tympanum above a pair of lancet windows to the left displays blue and red brick herringbone work.

A notable aspect of the building is the right-hand bay, which includes a hipped rectangular stair turret leading to a gallery, with external stairs on the quadrant wall at the base. The west side has a four-bay wall with an arched passage beneath buttresses, a cogged eaves cornice, and paired lancets, except for a half dormer on the north side. There is also a 1911 extension to the east that features a central gable, reflecting the style of the north gable. The interior has been rearranged, showcasing an interesting display of materials.

Local climate

West Memorial Hall 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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