The Old Post Office
THE OLD POST OFFICE, LA FEOCK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328993
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE, LA FEOCK
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- Reference:
- IOE01/04590/23
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328993
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE, LA FEOCK
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, LA FEOCK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Feock
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 82209 38606
Details
SW 83 NW FEOCK LA FEOCK, Feock
4/60 The Old Post Office
GV II
House. Circa late C17, remodelled circa mid C18 and again late C18 as cottage and house. Painted and roughly rendered undulating cob walls. Wheat-reed thatched roof with brick chimneys; 1 axial stack and adjoining lateral stack to original rear walls and chimneys over gable ends. 3-room through passage plan with thick outer walls and circa late C18 rear outshut. 2 storeys. 3-window north front. All windows are circa late C18 20- or 15-pane sashes with mostly original crown glass. Original doorway with ledged door to second from left ground floor opening. Third opening was central doorway of first remodelling. Fourth opening, part of original wide hall window, is doorway of circa late C18. Remodelling, with ledged door. Slate sills. Wooden lintels plastered over. Rear outshut sweeps very low. Interior has original chamfered oak or elm beams surviving to east and west rooms. East room used to have oven but hearth survives. All hearths partly blocked. Late C19 cast iron range to middle room. 2 first floor windows ie over original hall (middle) and to west room were originally wider. Circa late C18 pine roof structure with lapped and pegged collars and apices. Unusual use of vertical-hung sashes on such a modest house, and rare that a complete fenestration of such sashes survives from the late C18.
Listing NGR: SW8220938606
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63335
- 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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