Margate General Post Office
MARGATE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CECIL SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241810
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Margate General Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- MARGATE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CECIL SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241810
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Margate General Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- MARGATE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CECIL SQUARE
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:
- MARGATE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CECIL SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Thanet (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 35457 70854
Details
MARGATE TR 3570 NW CECIL SQUARE 1/339 Margate General Post Office II
Purpose built Post Office building. Built in 1910 in Neo-Classical style. Built of brick with Portland? stone dressings and slate roof. Cecil Square elevation is of 3 storeys and attics, 6 windows. Roof hipped to one end with 2 tall brick chimney stacks, metal weathervane and 5 flat roofed dormers. Elaborate stone balustrading with modillion cornice below. End window bays project slightly with giant Ionic pilasters between 1st and 2nd floors. 1st floor windows are 9 pane sashes with horns and shouldered architraves with wide keystones and aprons. 1st floor end windows are 12 paned sashes with horns. End windows have cornices with wide keystones. Centre windows have tall open pedimented hoods with elaborate keystones. Ground floor is rusticated and has 4 windows with top opening lights and 2 double doorcases with rectangular fan- lights. Elaborate stone scrolled shield at corner. Elevation to Union Crescent has 2 bays with similar treatment to the main front and a further part, the old sorting office, in similar materials but of 3 storeys and attics of lower eleva- tion. Attic storey has 3 curved pedimented headed dormers, there are 4 triple windows to the lower floors and the ground floor is rusticated.
Listing NGR: TR3545770854
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 441053
- 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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