Survey Data
Reg No
22123022
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Post office
In Use As
Post office
Date
1900 - 1920
Coordinates
240221, 121618
Date Recorded
16/05/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey post office, built c. 1910, with integral carriage arch. Pitched artificial slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods and stone eaves course. Red brick walls in Flemish bond with dressed limestone quoins and platband to first floor. Segmental-headed window openings with limestone sills and timber sliding sash one-over-one pane windows. Dressed limestone shopfront to ground floor with moulded cornice, recent uPVC fascia board, capped gabled consoles, Gibbs-style engaged pilasters, and stall risers. Replacement uPVC entrance door and windows to shopfront. Segmental-headed carriage arch with dressed limestone keystone and imposts, timber battened double-leaf doors.
Appraisal
This attractive post office building includes many examples of fine craftsmanship, such as the fashionable Gibbs-style pilasters to the shopfront. The detailing of impost course and keystone add interest to this modestly designed public building.