Christ Church War Memorial, Reading is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 2018. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Christ Church War Memorial, Reading
- WRENN ID
- grim-sandstone-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Christ Church War Memorial, Reading, Outside Christ Church, Christchurch Road, RG2 7AR
- OS grid reference
- SU 722 721
- Coordinates
- 51.44415, -0.96243
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a First World War memorial constructed in 1920. The memorial is a granite cross set upon a large plinth. A plaque affixed to the front of the plinth is inscribed with the words "TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919". Inside Christ Church, a further plaque is located on the wall of the south aisle, detailing the names of those who died.
Local climate
Christ Church War Memorial, Reading 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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