The Post Office
THE POST OFFICE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327467
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- THE POST OFFICE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327467
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE POST OFFICE
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 POST OFFICE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Stephen-in-Brannel
- National Grid Reference:
- SW9498051326
Details
ST STEPHEN IN ST STEPHEN'S COOMBE
SW 95 SW BRANNEL
3/141 The Post Office
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GV II
House; altered to accommodate a Post Office. Post Office. Mid - late C19 with few
later alterations. Granite rubble with brick dressings. Scantle slate roof with
ridge tiles and gable ends. Gable end stacks with brick shafts.
Plan: Double depth plan, with central entrance and principal room to front left and
right, of equal size; each room heated from a gable end stack. Rear central stair
hall with shallow rear service rooms. There is a small single storey addition of
later C19 at the front right side. Probably circa early C20, the front and rear
rooms to left were altered as a shop, with entrance at the left side.
Exterior: 2 storeys, symmetrical 3-window front; all windows are mid C19 sashes with
wide margin glazing and cambered brick arches. Central C19 4-panelled door with
cambered brick arch. Attached to front right is a small single storey addition with
monopitch roof, C19 12-pane sash with cambered brick arch at the inner side and C20
door with overlight to front.
At the left side at ground floor there is a continuous timber lintel over a central
C20 glazed door, early C20 4-pane shop window to right and left with toplights.
At first floor there are two C19 12-pane sashes with cambered brick arches. At the
rear there is a central C20 glazed door with 2-light 3-pane C19 casement with
cambered brick arch to left. First floor has central round-arched C19 12-pane sash
with splayed glazing bars lighting the stair, 2-light 8-pane C19 casement to left
with cambered brick arch. Small single storey addition to left, in brick of later
C19.
Interior: Not inspected.
Listing NGR: SW9498051326
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 71477
- 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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