The Red Cow Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. Public house.
The Red Cow Public House
- WRENN ID
- long-steel-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 1976
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Red Cow Public House, 56, Star Road
- OS grid reference
- SU 724 746
- Coordinates
- 51.46632, -0.95775
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Red Cow Public House is a mid-18th century building located on Star Road in Caversham. It has been altered and modernized over the years. The structure is two storeys high, constructed of brick, and features a modern tiled roof that includes a part catslide, along with modern extensions at the rear. There are two ridge chimneys on the roof. The front facade consists of four bays with two-light casement windows. A central modern door is accompanied by a porch, and there is an additional door to the right. Notably, a stone half-figure of Nelson that was previously located in the porch has been removed since the last listing.
Local climate
The Red Cow Public 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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