The Old Post Office and Holland Cottage
THE OLD POST OFFICE AND HOLLAND COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1055001
- Date first listed:
- 28-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Post Office and Holland Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE AND HOLLAND COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1055001
- Date first listed:
- 28-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Post Office and Holland Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE AND HOLLAND COTTAGE
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 OLD POST OFFICE AND HOLLAND COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Clunbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 37060 80585
Details
SO 38 SE; 4/51
CLUNBURY C.P.,
CLUNBURY,
The Old Post Office and Holland Cottage
GV
II
House, now divided into two. Mid-C17 with later additions and alterations.
Timber-framed with rendered infill on rendered rubblestone plinth; slate
roof with ornamental cresting, carved bargeboards and shaped finials.
Original plan apparently of three framed bays with short end bay added in late
C17. One storey and attic. Framing: square panels, three from cill to wall
plate with a long straight tension brace to front left corner. C19
casements throughout including to canted bays to far left and immediately
to right of roughly central 4-panel door (top panels now glazed). Gable
to left of centre has 3-light casement on each floor; another 3-light
casement to far right. Three late C19 gabled dormers in bottom of roof slope,
one to left and two to right of gable, that furthest to right with leaded
casement. Internal red brick end stack with toothed capping to left.
Painted rubblestone cladding to right gable end, which has principal rafters
of original roof exposed. INTERIOR: far right (Holland Cottage) only
inspected. This has original end wall visible (square panels with
collar and tie-beam truss), showing that end bay is an addition.
Listing NGR: SO3706080585
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 257556
- 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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