Post Office and Stores
POST OFFICE AND STORES, THE GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1032783
- Date first listed:
- 17-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Post Office and Stores
- Statutory Address:
- POST OFFICE AND STORES, THE GREEN
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- Reference:
- IOE01/09044/13
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1032783
- Date first listed:
- 17-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Post Office and Stores
- Statutory Address 1:
- POST OFFICE AND STORES, THE GREEN
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:
- POST OFFICE AND STORES, THE GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Palgrave
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 11598 78554
Details
PALGRAVE THE GREEN (EAST SIDE) TM 1178 5/65 Post Office and Stores - -- II
House with shop. Mid to late C16, altered and extended in C18 and C19. Timber frame, plastered. Hipped pantiled roof. A 3 cell lobby entry plan with additions at service end. 2 storeys. 5 window front. Ground floor: entrance to right of centre with C18 six fielded panelled door, pedimented architrave, to left a large C19 sash, to right 2 glazing bar sashes, flush frames with ornamental blind boxes. To far left is projecting brick shop, C19 with a large window and a door with a fanlight. First floor 6-pane sashes, C18 eaves cornice. Cross axial ridge stack rebuilt in white brick. Left return truncated external stack. C18 dairy/bakehouse wing to rear left, entrance in return, gable end internal stack. C19 lean-to added to rear. Interior: ground floor, hall has a cavetto mullioned 3-light opening; jowled post to double roll moulded cross axial binding beam with similar joists, parlour has a deeply chamfered axial binding beam, some brick nogging repair to end wall. First floor: above hall to rear a diamond mullioned 5-light opening, arched brace from jowled post to cambered tie beam. Butt purlin roof with angled struts to collars and halved principal rafters.
Listing NGR: TM1159878554
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 280354
- 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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