The Fishery is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Eelfishery.
The Fishery
- WRENN ID
- other-facade-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Eelfishery
- Address
- The Fishery, the Warren
- OS grid reference
- SU 691 750
- Coordinates
- 51.47054, -1.00518
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fishery is a building that features a complex of mainly late 19th century or early 20th century extensions, with a core dating back to the 17th century or early 18th century. This site has been noted as an eel-fishery since medieval times and is located by the river. The structure is 2½ storeys tall, constructed of red brick, and topped with an old tile roof. The central section has three bays with later projecting gables. It includes glazing bar sashes in the center and two gabled dormers. The ends of the building feature a range of windows from around 1900, with square bays on the ground floor and a lean-to porch. On the entrance side, there is a kitchen projection to the right, flanking cross wings, and two hipped two-storey projections in the center. The windows have modern glazing.
Local climate
The Fishery 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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