Postal Museum
POSTAL MUSEUM, 8 AND 9, BROAD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394988
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Postal Museum
- Statutory Address:
- POSTAL MUSEUM, 8 AND 9, BROAD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394988
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Postal Museum
- Statutory Address 1:
- POSTAL MUSEUM, 8 AND 9, BROAD 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:
- POSTAL MUSEUM, 8 AND 9, BROAD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 75017 65063
Details
BROAD STREET (West side) Nos.8 AND 9 Postal Museum (Formerly Listed as: BROAD STREET (West side) Nos.8 AND 9) 05/08/75
GV II
Postal Museum and shop. Late C18, rebuilt 1823 with late C19, 1906 and C20 alterations. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front; ashlar, rubble and coursed squared limestone to rear; limestone rubble to right side. Double pile parapeted roof, double Romans to front, not visible to rear, to front range with hipped roof covered in double Romans to range to rear right, gabled roof covered in artificial slate to range to rear left. Ashlar right end stack to front roof, ashlar stacks to ends of rear ranges. EXTERIOR: Three storeys and basement, five window range. First floor has five six/six horned sashes in splayed cyma moulded architraves with friezes and cornices; second floor has five six/six sashes in cyma moulded architraves rising from stone sills. Ground floor has to left C20 shopfront and to centre five panel door with flush beaded and moulded panels in hollow cut reveal, both under stone cornice of former shopfront with three acroteria to left end and over door. Ground floor to right has 1906 shopfront by J.W. Gardiner, with C20 alterations with plate glass windows flanking recessed glazed door with overlight, terrazzo floor to lobby has lettering L T POUND, all in surround with panelled pilasters and carved consoles to fascia and dentil cornice. No openings to basement. Sill band to first floor, bracketed eaves cornice and coped parapet. Lead hopperhead and downpipe attached to left. Late C19 iron bracket for hanging sign over door to centre. Rear elevation has canted bay containing staircase to centre, horned sashes in plain reveals, lead hopperhead and downpipe attached to rear right. INTERIOR: Noted as having been heavily altered to ground floor of Postal Museum (No.8), shop (No.9) has run cornice, and ovolo moulded archivolt to chimneybreast alcove to front room. HISTORY: No.8 Broad Street was formerly a Post Office; from which the first adhesive postage stamps in the world were franked and sent on 8th May 1840. This premises was the King's Arms, and was leased to J. Wilshire of Shockerwick in 1800 `with a newly built messuage' (Council Minutes 02.07.1800). In 1823 it was leased to William Baskett `having rebuilt former King's Arms' (Council Minutes 26th March 1823). SOURCES: G. Finch, Shopfront Record, Bath City Council (1992).
Listing NGR: ST7501765063
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510406
- 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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