Central Post Office
CENTRAL POST OFFICE, 18, WIDE BARGATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389042
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Central Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- CENTRAL POST OFFICE, 18, WIDE BARGATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389042
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Central Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- CENTRAL POST OFFICE, 18, WIDE BARGATE
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:
- CENTRAL POST OFFICE, 18, WIDE BARGATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- Boston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 32884 44345
Details
BOSTON
TF3244SE WIDE BARGATE
716-1/7/212 (North West side)
No.18
General Post Office
GV II
General post office. 1935. In Queen Anne style. Red brick with
Portland stone quoins and dressings, slate roof with lead
dressings, single ridge stack with stone capping. Planned with
a corner entrance and tower.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys plus attics, with ashlar plinth and
modillion stone cornice. The 2 facades are of 4 bays arranged
3:1, with the single broader bays to the corner gabled and
between these a 3-storey circular entrance tower in ashlar
with domed roof in copper. Double entrance door in open
pedimented Ionic doorcase, with panel above inscribed "Post
Office" with escutcheon in pediment, aobe a 3-light window
with dividing stone pilasters with plain capitals, continuous
curved sill with tabs and cornice. Above the top of the tower
has a smalle similar 3-light arrangement, with carved flat
brackets to cornice.
Bargate elevation has to the right a single tripartite glazing
bar sash with semicircular overlight in full height
semicircular-headed stone surround with keystone. To the left
are 3 glazing bar sashes in moulded stone surrounds with
moulded sills with aprons and cornice over. To 1st floor to
right a glazing bar sash in eaved moulded surround, with open
pediment containing wreathed escutcheon. To left 3 glazing bar
sashes with moulded eaved surround, sill with apron and
cornice. In the gable a glazing bar Diocletian window with
stone surround and keystone. In the roof to the left are 3
glazing bar sash dormer windows with leaded segmental heads.
The elevation to Park Gate matches in reverse, except that the
ground floor has a side entrance at the centre of the 3-bay
range, with moulded surround and narrow hood, surmounted by
semi-circular opening with glazing bars, in moulded stone
surround with keystone, set within an open pediment.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: TF3288444345
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 486504
- 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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