Shelter at north-east corner of Forbury Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Shelter. 3 related planning applications.

Shelter at north-east corner of Forbury Gardens

WRENN ID
young-forge-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Shelter
Address
Shelter at north-east corner of Forbury Gardens, RG1 3HW
OS grid reference
SU 719 736
Coordinates
51.45727, -0.96566
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The shelter located at the north-east corner of Forbury Gardens in Reading is possibly from around 1855. This park shelter incorporates numerous fragments from the 12th century Abbey. It features a domed apse with two projecting walls that contain lunette windows. The structure is made of some flint and brick, but is mostly constructed from salvaged Caen stone and limestone ashlar, along with carved voussoirs and other fragments.

Local climate

Shelter at north-east corner of Forbury Gardens 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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