The Old Post Office and Attached Railings
THE OLD POST OFFICE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WIGLEY BUSH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292971
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1958
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Post Office and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WIGLEY BUSH LANE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/07538/13
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292971
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1958
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Dec-1994
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Post Office and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WIGLEY BUSH LANE
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:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WIGLEY BUSH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Brentwood (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 57113 93788
Details
BRENTWOOD
TQ5793 WIGLEY BUSH LANE, South Weald 723-1/16/302 (East side) 21/10/58 The Old Post Office and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: WEALD ROAD, South Weald South Weald Post Office)
GV II
Formerly known as: South Weald Post Office South Weald Village. House. Early C19, C20. Timber-framing, rendered, brick, slate roof. Plan truncated circle segment, curved frontage following the road corner. 2 storeys with end wall stacks. Front, NW elevation, curved wall in rendered timber-framing with slight end buttresses where brick gable end walls project forward. 3 window range, all windows are cast-iron casements with glazing bars. Ground floor, two 3-light windows with upper transom, each light 3x5 and 3x2 panes. early C19 door between with 6 beaded flush panels. C20 door-case with flat hood on brackets, rudimentary early C19 style. First floor, two 3-light and one central 2-light window, all lights of 3x5 panes. NE garden elevation, early C19 red brick gable end wall, some burnt headers. Central flush stack. Ground floor, C20 fully glazed French window. C20 red brick single-storey addition attached to house on NE corner with balcony above. Ground floor, one single light casement and a fully glazed door. INTERIOR: completely refurbished in C20. The front of the house has iron spear-head railings with pine-cone finials, continuous with those at The Cottage (qv). Luptons (qv), Wealdcote and granary (qv), The Cottage (qv), The Old Post Office and the Tower Arms (qv) form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ5711393788
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 373595
- 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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