Former Post Office

Phoenix House, Mill Hill, Brockweir, NP16 7NN

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1186591
Date first listed:: 07-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:: Former Post Office
Statutory Address:: Phoenix House, Mill Hill, Brockweir, NP16 7NN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1186591
Date first listed:: 07-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:: Former Post Office
Statutory Address 1:: Phoenix House, Mill Hill, Brockweir, NP16 7NN

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:: Phoenix House, Mill Hill, Brockweir, NP16 7NN

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

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Forest of Dean (District Authority)
Parish:: Hewelsfield and Brockweir
National Grid Reference:: SO 53964 01152

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16 May 2022 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

SO 50 SW 5/50

HEWELSFIELD BROCKWEIR MILL HILL Phoenix House

(Formerly listed as Post Office)

II

Dwelling and shop. C16 but substantially remodelled in C19. Rendered, double-roman tile roof and brick gable stack, left. To road is two storeys, three-windowed, all C19, three eight-pane sashes over one 12-pane fixed sash incorporating post-box, three-light shop front, C20 door to transom light and one 12-pane sash.

On left return a four-pane casement under similar. Blocked light under dripstone, and a C19 lean-to exterior at back. At back a two-light mullioned casement, but also concealed by lean-to roof this wall has a two-light cusped casement with drip over the remains of a similar window, now blocked, reminiscent of work in the Malt House (qv).

Interior: large stone bressummer fireplace with stone cheeks, stone spiral stair, fine C17 door made from panelling, chamfered beams.

Unprepossessing exterior conceals important historical fragments.

Listing NGR: SO5396401152

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 354411
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.