South House at Reading School is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. School building.

South House at Reading School

WRENN ID
deep-forge-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
School building
Address
South House at Reading School, Erleigh Road
OS grid reference
SU 727 726
Coordinates
51.44783, -0.95436
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

South House at Reading School was built in 1888 and designed by Charles Smith in a subdued Gothic style that reflects the design of Waterhouse's main block. The building features an irregular but restrained elevation, standing three storeys tall and constructed of red brick with grey brick bands for the cills and lintels. The façade has end gable breaks and a slight central break, with a layout of 2+5+3+3+1 bays and irregularly placed windows. Decorative gables adorn the four left-hand bays, and there are two half dormers on the right. The windows are segmental headed, fitted with plate glass sashes and bead moulded reveals. The gables include tripartite ground floor windows with moulded brick mullions, and there is a gabled porch next to the right-hand gable featuring a pointed doorway.

Local climate

South House at Reading School 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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