[1] The house was originally situated in parkland that stretched from Brock Barracks in the west to Battle Hospital in the east.

[2] The park was bordered by the Oxford Road to the north and open land (later the site of Reading F.C.

[3] The building was then known as St Andrew's Home for Boys, and was dedicated on 20 November 1901 by Leslie Randall, the Bishop of Reading.

[3] In 1948 the building's name was shortened to St Andrew's Home, reflecting its change of enrolment policy to include girls.

The porch is positioned centrally and is of Doric order; its original triglyphs and cornice are missing.