Post Office and Stores
18, WEST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323100
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Post Office and Stores
- Statutory Address:
- 18, WEST STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323100
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Post Office and Stores
- Statutory Address 1:
- 18, WEST STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- POST OFFICE AND STORES, 16, WEST 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.
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:
- 18, WEST STREET
- Statutory Address:
- POST OFFICE AND STORES, 16, WEST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Corfe Castle
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 95616 79612
Details
CORFE CASTLE WEST STREET, KINGSTON SY 95 79 (North side) 6/185 Nos. 16 (Post office and Stores) and 18 GV II Pair of houses, part used as shop. Probably mid-C19. Coursed rubble stone walls, stone slate roofs. Ashlar stacks with moulded caps - one later brick stack at rear. One storey and attic. 2 projecting gabled wings. No. 16 consists of centre section and right projecting wing. In centre section, ledged door under stone slate pentice on shaped timber brackets. Ground floor has one casement with centre horizontal glazing bar under flat vermiculated stone arch. Attic has one gabled dormer with similar casement. In right gable, ground floor has a canted bay shop window with similar casements, under hipped stone slate roof with moulded timber cornice. Attic has one similar casement under flat vermiculated stone arch. Shop entrance in right end wall, under open timber porch with stone slate roof. No. 18 has, in left gable, one casement with horizontal centre bar under flat vermiculated stone arch on each floor. Left of the gable a range parallel to road has a ledged door under stone slate pentice on timber brackets. Included for group value.
Listing NGR: SY9561279616
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 109338
- 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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