40 and 42, Russell Street is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. A C19 Commercial, residential. 2 related planning applications.
40 and 42, Russell Street
- WRENN ID
- pitched-sandstone-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Commercial, residential
- Address
- 40 and 42, Russell Street, RG1 7XH
- OS grid reference
- SU 707 731
- Coordinates
- 51.45278, -0.98321
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 40 and 42 Russell Street is an early to mid-19th century pair of buildings that rise three storeys above a basement. They are constructed of brick and feature a stone string course at the first floor level. Number 40 includes a stucco dividing panel and two courses of grey brick above the basement. The buildings have a moulded stucco cornice and a blocking course, which is accented by a raised shallow pediment in the centre. The slate roof covers three bays, each fitted with glazing bar sash windows. There is an arched doorway set in a deep stucco rusticated recess, with steps leading up to it and a patterned fanlight above. The first-floor windows are adorned with balconies that have contemporary cast iron railings featuring a 'honeysuckle' pattern. The two halves of the building are separated by spearhead rails.
Local climate
40 and 42, Russell Street 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction 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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