Post Office and Mumfords

POST OFFICE AND MUMFORDS, MIDDLE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1189474
Date first listed:
14-Jun-1967
List Entry Name:
Post Office and Mumfords
Statutory Address:
POST OFFICE AND MUMFORDS, MIDDLE STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1189474
Date first listed:
14-Jun-1967
Date of most recent amendment:
21-May-1985
List Entry Name:
Post Office and Mumfords
Statutory Address 1:
POST OFFICE AND MUMFORDS, MIDDLE STREET

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
POST OFFICE AND MUMFORDS, MIDDLE STREET

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

County:
Surrey
District:
Guildford (District Authority)
Parish:
Shere
National Grid Reference:
TQ 07342 47916

Details

TQ 0647-0747 SHERE CP MIDDLE STREET

(East Side) 12/235 Post Office and Mumfords (formerly listed as 14/6/67 Forest's Stores with house attached)

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House. Divided, now part shops. C15 to right, circa 1550, to centre and left. Timber framed underbuilt in colourwashed brick to ground floor left, rendered and glass shop front to ground floor right. Frame exposed on first floor with rendered colourwashed infill and plain tiled roof, half hipped with gablet end right. Two storeys with end stacks to left, rebuilt. Gabled cross wing to left jettied on first floor with brackets over ground floor. Stepped brick brackets to ends. Curved bracing to first floor with queen posts exposed in gable to left. One small leaded attic casement window and one four-light mullioned first floor window and angle bay window to ground floor. Jettied first floor to centre with curved bracing and close stud framing. One four-light and one three-light first floor window. Sash window and square bay shop window across ground floor centre and right. Door to right of centre under transome light with further door (Mumfords) to left hand return front.

Listing NGR: TQ0734647922

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
288502
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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