Lyndhurst the Post Office
LYNDHURST, GREEN HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1032582
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Lyndhurst the Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- LYNDHURST, GREEN HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1032582
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Lyndhurst the Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- LYNDHURST, GREEN HILL
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE POST OFFICE, GREEN HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- LYNDHURST, GREEN HILL
- Statutory Address:
- THE POST OFFICE, GREEN HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Woolpit
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 97388 62435
Details
WOOLPIT GREEN HILL TL 9762 5/138 Lyndhurst and The Post _ Office (formerly listed as Post Office and shop and 15.11.54 two houses adjoining) GV II Post office with dwelling above and to rear; and a separate dwelling to right. Built as one house in early C16 or earlier; C17 and later alterations. 2 storeys. 4 windows. The front range is in two sections: to left timber- framed and encased in c19 brick now painted, and to right timber-framed and weatherboarded at 1st storey with pebble-dash below. This section has an underbuilt long-wall jetty. Plaintiled roof. Lyndhurst has c19 small-pane sashes. The Post Office has 3-light C20 casements with leaded glazing at 1st storey and two large C20 shop windows below. C19 4-panelled entrance door to shop, with upper panels glazed. Half-glazed door to Lyndhurst. A high- quality wing of 2 bays to rear of Post Office, c.1500. Timber-framed and formerly jettied on two consecutive sides at the rear, with remains of corner post. Much underbuilding and encasing in red brick. A C17 chimney with 3 detached octagonal shafts, and a freize of diaper patterned terracotta tiles at the base. An early C17 oriel window with ovolo moulded mullions. Interior: The open truss of the rear wing is of high quality: a cambered archbraced tiebeam with one of a pair of pilaster shafts with a carved capital. An octagonal crownpost with 4-way braces and moulded capital. The front range has some unchamfered floor joists of medieval appearance in the Post Office. Interior of Lyndhurst not examined.
Listing NGR: TL9739662371
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 280891
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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