University of Reading War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1987. War memorial. 42 related planning applications.

University of Reading War Memorial

WRENN ID
wild-chancel-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1987
Type
War memorial
Address
University of Reading War Memorial, London Road, RG1 5AQ
OS grid reference
SU 722 728
Coordinates
51.45045, -0.96123
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The University of Reading War Memorial, built around 1922, is a war memorial designed as a square tower made of red brick. It features shallow clasping buttresses and a pyramidal tiled roof topped with a finial. The tower has an open top stage that includes a clock and decorative designs with the years '1914' and '1918' displayed in the spandrels. Below this, there are double round-arched windows with a single window placed centrally beneath them. The north and south sides of the tower also feature round arches with moulded triangular gables above. Inside, there are inscribed tablets that list the names of those who fell in the war.

Local climate

University of Reading War Memorial 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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