The Old Post Office
THE OLD POST OFFICE, ARDENS GRAFTON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382778
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE, ARDENS GRAFTON
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- Date:
- 2004-07-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/12978/11
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382778
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD POST OFFICE, ARDENS GRAFTON
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, ARDENS GRAFTON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Temple Grafton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 11537 54317
Details
TEMPLE GRAFTON
SP15SW ARDENS GRAFTON
1931-1/3/99 The Old Post Office
02/08/72
(Formerly Listed as:
ARDENS GRAFTON
Post Office)
GV II
Post office, now house. Mid to late C18 with some C20
restoration. Coursed blue lias rubble with brick facade, on
stone plinth, and brick verges; steeply pitched renewed tile
roof with brick end stacks and slate roof to side wing.
Georgian style. Central staircase plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-window range. Plat band
over ground floor and top moulded brick cornice. Entrance has
rubbed brick flat arch over eared architrave and flat canopy,
6-panel door with 2 glazed panels. Windows have rubbed brick
flat arches over renewed wood mullioned and transomed windows,
of 3 lights to ground floor, 2 lights to first floor.
Right return has 2 small leaded lights above small
single-storey wing with stone plinth, rebuilt brick walls and
slate roof.
Rear has single-storey stone wing projecting to left return
and with raking buttress, and shallow 2-storey wing.
INTERIOR, not inspected, noted as having large fireplace with
bressumer to left end.
Listing NGR: SP1153754317
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 483164
- 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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