Church Houses Post Office
229, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242538
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church Houses Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- 229, MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242538
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church Houses Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- 229, MARKET PLACE
- Statutory Address 2:
- CHURCH HOUSES, 230 AND 231, COMPSTALL BROW
- Statutory Address 3:
- POST OFFICE, MARKET PLACE
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:
- 229, MARKET PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH HOUSES, 230 AND 231, COMPSTALL BROW
- Statutory Address:
- POST OFFICE, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Stockport (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 96484 90931
Details
SJ 99 SE WERNETH COMPSTALL BROW (north-east side) Compstall 2/202 Nos. 230 and 231 - (Church Houses)
G.V. II
Includes Post Office and No. 229 Market Place. House, now 3 houses and a post office. 1835-6 for the Andrew family. Dressed stone with graduated stone slate roof and ashlar dressings. 2 x 6 bays with 2 storeys, double-depth, access to the post office at basement level to the right gable and a small wing to rear. Stone plinth. Doorways in bays 3 and 5 each with chamfered surround, hoodmould and overlight with marginal glazing bars. 4 ground floor and 6 first floor windows all with 2 lights, a double-chamfered stone mullion, a hoodmould and glazing bars. 4 chimney stacks. Lean-to against left gable. Sash windows to rear and C20 replacement windows to right gable. Occupied by the Andrew family for most of the C19.
Listing NGR: SJ9648490931
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 441969
- 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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