Tracery Fragments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. A Medieval Church. 3 related planning applications.

Tracery Fragments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Laurence

WRENN ID
bitter-entrance-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Tracery Fragments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Laurence, the Forbury
OS grid reference
SU 717 735
Coordinates
51.45667, -0.96867
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Laurence features tracery fragments located in the churchyard, specifically to the south of No 10 Abbot's Walk. These fragments include the head of a wide 15th-century Perpendicular window made of stone tracery, which consists of five main lights with cusping. It is possible that this window was altered from an earlier Decorated style. Additionally, built into brick supporting piers are niches that display bead and chevron roll-moulds, along with cathead keystones, which are fragments from the 12th century. There are also parts of figures located below these elements.

Local climate

Tracery Fragments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Laurence 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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