78-84, Southampton Street is a Grade II* listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1957. A C19 Terrace of houses.

78-84, Southampton Street

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Country
England
Date first listed
22 March 1957
Type
Terrace of houses
Period
C19
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SOUTHAMPTON STREET 1. 5128 (West side) Nos 78 to 84 (even) SU 7172 NE 4/246 22.3.57. II* GV 2. 1810 by Richard Billing, Senior. 3 storey, basement and attic terrace. Brick with stucco string at 1st floor level and smaller string about 2 foot 6 inches above. Small brick cornice string formed by a course of 4½ inch headers and a course of brickwork over, projecting. Parapet with stone coping. Slate roof. Each house has 2 semi-circular headed dormer windows with radiating glazing bars to sashes. 2 ranges of windows, glazing bar sashes, 1st floor tall with floor level cills, segmental headed recesses and elliptical curved balconies of wrought iron with cast lead ornament. Recessed doorway, 6 panel door with flanking fluted Greek Doric columns supporting key pattern frieze and segmental radiating fanlight. The upper windows of these houses are grouped in pairs giving a rhythm of 2-blank-2-blank etc.

Listing NGR: SU7165272846

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