Former cottage to the rear of 8 Castle Street is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Cottage.
Former cottage to the rear of 8 Castle Street
- WRENN ID
- wild-shingle-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Former cottage to the rear of 8 Castle Street, RG1 7RD
- OS grid reference
- SU 713 732
- Coordinates
- 51.45383, -0.97442
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former cottage located at the rear of 8 Castle Street is likely from the early 17th century and appears to have been associated with 8 Castle Street since 1879. The cottage is constructed with a timber frame and plaster infill, topped with a plain-tiled roof. It is situated within a developed urban block, surrounded by the rear ranges and outbuildings of neighboring properties. The building is two storeys high with a pitched roof and is connected on its south side to the rear of 8 Castle Street.
Local climate
Former cottage to the rear of 8 Castle 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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