The Old Post Office
THE OLD POST OFFICE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1138899
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE
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- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/05355/18
- Rights:
- © Mr Bruce Beattie. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1138899
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 98356 68749
Details
WILDBOARCLOUGH C.P. SJ 96 NE 3/9 The Old Post Office. 25/7/1952 GV II House, formerly post office and postmaster's house with village hall on upper storey; originally offices of Crag Works, early C19, with 3-storey porch probably mid C19. Of coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and Kerridge stone-slate roof with coped gables and small gable chimneys. 3 storeys, 7 windows with central 3-storey porch capped with an open Doric pediment. The arched doorway has double doors with raised ellipse-on-cross upper panels surmounted by a radial-bar fan. Segmental pedimented recessed fixed-light 25-pane wooden windows to upper storeys above doorway. Other window to front and rear are of cast iron with 35 panes (lower storey, front) and 30 panes and inset casements. Steep bank to right with external stone steps and causeway giving access to upper storey (former loading door blocked). Interior 4-panel doors. Cased iron I-beams. Stone stairs in walled well, the steps later cased in softwood.
The Crag Works, of which the Old Post Office is the only surviving part, was built as a water-powered carpet works; it was built with Crag Hall before 1819. (Brian S Beeken, Crag Works, Wildboarclough; Greenwoods Map 1819; Bryants Map 1831; Tithe Map 1849).
Listing NGR: SJ9835668749
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 58103
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Beeken, B S, Crag Works Wildboarclouh, ()
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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