Culvert on Holy Brook Running South Westwards from Su71441/73234 to 71327/73133 is a Grade II* listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1984. A C16 Culvert.

Culvert on Holy Brook Running South Westwards from Su71441/73234 to 71327/73133

WRENN ID
fossil-plaster-starling
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1984
Type
Culvert
Address
Culvert on Holy Brook Running South Westwards from Su71441/73234 to 71327/73133, 1-31, Castle Street (Rear Of)
OS grid reference
SU 713 731
Coordinates
51.45314, -0.97412
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The culvert on Holy Brook, located at the rear of Castle Street from the odd-numbered properties 1 to 31, dates from the late 16th century to the 18th century, with repairs made in the 19th and 20th centuries. It features some carved and moulded stones that may date back to the 11th or 12th centuries. The structure is approximately 160 metres long, averaging 3 metres in width and 1.5 metres in height. The base of the walls is made of dressed stone, supporting brick and stone vaulting that forms a depressed arch.

Moving eastwards, the first section is about 50 metres long and constructed of 18th-century brick, followed by 10 metres of concrete repairs, ending in an arch made of re-used stone with a roll mould. This is followed by approximately 17 metres of brick vaulting that culminates in an arch with a moulded keystone. Next, there is about 18 metres of stone vaulting made from irregular dressed stones, which includes some carved stones with chevron and volute ornaments, possibly from the 11th century, ending in a brick arch made of late 16th-century bricks.

Additionally, there are approximately 15 metres of moulded stone ribbed arches arranged in parallel to form a continuous vault, with the stone ribs being re-used stones likely from the 12th century, totaling 40 ribs. The final section consists of about 8 metres of late 16th-century brickwork forming the vault, with the remainder of the culvert made up of 18th and 19th-century brick vaulting of varying widths, including repairs from the 20th century.

Local climate

Culvert on Holy Brook Running South Westwards from Su71441/73234 to 71327/73133 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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