Post Office
POST OFFICE, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1169395
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- POST OFFICE, LONDON ROAD
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- Date:
- 2003-02-14
- Reference:
- IOE01/09525/33
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1169395
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- POST OFFICE, LONDON ROAD
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:
- POST OFFICE, LONDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Epping Forest (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stapleford Tawney
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 50402 97539
Details
TQ 59 NW
7/304
STAPLEFORD TAWNEY
OFF LONDON ROAD
Passingford Bridge
Post Office
GV
II
Cottage and P.O. Probably C17/C18 with C19 and later additions and alterations.
A post office was kept by a receiver at Passingford Bridge 1739. (By 1813 it
was on the daily ride between Epping and Ongar). Timber framed and weather-
boarded with grey slate roof. One storey and attics. There is a house, with
a crosswing to left, this crosswing with red brick outshot to left and red brick
chimney. It has a boarded loft door and a ground floor boarded door. 2 gabled
dormers to main range and a C19 3 light small paned casement to left. Central
of the dormers a gabled wing extends forward, it is outshot to left rear and
has an outshot, trellised walkway to right. 2 doors, one boarded to gabled
build and one half glazed to main range. The front of the centre range is
plastered and has a C19 small paned casement to attic and double boarded doors
with protection bars. 2 Gault brick chimney stacks to main range.
Listing NGR: TQ5040297539
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 117996
- 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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