The Post Office
THE POST OFFICE, THE SHAMBLES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1036165
- Date first listed:
- 09-May-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- THE POST OFFICE, THE SHAMBLES
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1036165
- Date first listed:
- 09-May-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE POST OFFICE, THE SHAMBLES
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:
- THE POST OFFICE, THE SHAMBLES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bradford-on-Avon
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 82634 60990
Details
ST 8260 BRADFORD-ON-AVON THE SHAMBLES
2/308 The Post Office
GV II
Post office. 1901 and 1936. Randomly coursed squared Bath stone with a Roman tile roof. Arts and Crafts style making particular effort to fit into its mixed urban surrounding. Two storeys and attics. Four bay front to the Shambles with the 1936 extension apparently being the two left bays but the Edward VIII cipher and date is on bay 3. From left: Entrance bay with taking in door (for mailbags) above, under hood. Large 5 light small paned mullion & transom window with integral clock and posting box. 5 light window above. Bays 3 and 4 were perhaps refaced in 1936. 3 light mullion and transom windows flank door with hood on brackets, 3 light windows above. The corner is turned with a bartizon turret with a 3 light window. Return front of 3 bays. Bay one has a 2 light mullion and transom window below and a 4 light window in attic gable. Bay 2 has two 2 light mullion and transom windows with a 5 light window above and a segmental headed gable. 2 corbelled stacks. The third bay is plainer and is perhaps also 1936. A post office retaining its 1936 appearance unchanged and carrying a very rare cipher. It is in the centre of Bradford on Avon and has very important group value.
Listing NGR: ST8263860989
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 312801
- 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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