THE POST OFFICE AND MERLIN COTTAGE (RIGHT)

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1089555
Date first listed:: 25-Aug-1960
List Entry Name:: THE POST OFFICE AND MERLIN COTTAGE (RIGHT)
Statutory Address:: THE POST OFFICE AND MERLIN COTTAGE (RIGHT)

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1089555
Date first listed:: 25-Aug-1960
List Entry Name:: THE POST OFFICE AND MERLIN COTTAGE (RIGHT)
Statutory Address 1:: THE POST OFFICE AND MERLIN COTTAGE (RIGHT)

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:: THE POST OFFICE AND MERLIN COTTAGE (RIGHT)

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:: Bourton-on-the-Hill
National Grid Reference:: SP1759032489

Details

BOURTON-ON-THE-HILL BOURTON VILLAGE SP 1732 10/40 The Post Office and Merlin Cottage (right) 25.8.60 GV II Post Office and cottage, one occupation. Post Office dated and initialled I. C. 1729 on stone in top course of facade. Merlin Cottage C19. Post Office: coursed squared and finely dressed limestone, limestone slate roof with flat gable coping, stumps of ashlar stacks. Merlin Cottage: coursed squared and roughly dressed limestone, slate roof with flat gable coping, artificial stone stack. Post Office rectangular in plan with cottage attached right. Post Office: symmetrical facade: 2 storeys and attic lit by two C19 two-light roof dormers with wood casements: 3-windowed; 2 mullioned and transomed casements flanking central single light with transom. Two C20 bay shop windows to either side of central part glazed C20 door below with flat leaded hood supported on brackets. Continuous band over shop windows. Merlin Cottage: one-windowed; two 12-pane wood casements with cambered heads. C20 part-glazed door left with lattice work hood over. Flat coping on gable ends of Post Office roof with stumps of end stacks both repaired C20. Merlin Cottage: flat gable end coping and C20 artificial stone right gable end stack. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP1759032489

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Legacy System number:: 128678
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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.