POST OFFICE AND ARCHWAY

POST OFFICE AND ARCHWAY, A39

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1057882
Date first listed:: 04-Jul-1989
List Entry Name:: POST OFFICE AND ARCHWAY
Statutory Address:: POST OFFICE AND ARCHWAY, A39

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1057882
Date first listed:: 04-Jul-1989
List Entry Name:: POST OFFICE AND ARCHWAY
Statutory Address 1:: POST OFFICE AND ARCHWAY, A39
Statutory Address 2:: POST OFFICE AND ARCHWAY, HIGH STREET

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: POST OFFICE AND ARCHWAY, A39
Statutory Address:: POST OFFICE AND ARCHWAY, HIGH STREET

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District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Glastonbury
National Grid Reference:: ST 50087 38997

Details

GLASTONBURY HIGH STREET ST 5038 (A39) (north side) 8/229 Post Office and Archway GV II Post office with attached entrance archway. 1938. Bath stone ashlar with tile roof. Late medieval style. Two storeys, three bays. Ground floor has square headed plank doors flanking paired 3 light mullion and transom windows with hood- mould and central traceried panel. Above 2 light mullion and transom windows flank 5 light mullion and transom canted oriel. Parapet with string. Steeply pitched plain tile roof with verges. Some alterations and additions at rear but original tall stone 'medieval' chimney stack. To right is double gate with stone wall on either side and swept tile roof on wooden brackets over. Interior of post office is unaltered apart from metal and glass security screen. Tudor type ribbed doors in arched heads. Moulded plaster ceiling.

A notable and virtually unaltered example of the Post Offices' willingness to design buildings to fit their historic environment. This building is one of several attempts to build in character with the two genuine C15 buildings in Glastonbury High Street. The red brick buildings in yard behind Post Office are not of special interest.

Listing NGR: ST5008738997

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Legacy System number:: 266024
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.