Description

STANTON HIGH STREET SP 0634-0734 (north side) 11/76 The Old Post House (formerly listed as the 4.7.60 Post Office)

GV II House. 1604 for John James (datestone), early and late C20. Front right, well-squared, coursed stone, rest less well squared; stone slate roof. 'L' plan, 2-bay front, gable and 2-bay left return, 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 storeys. To road, mullioned windows with hoodmoulds; gable on right, plinth, 6-light with king mullion and ovolo moulding; datestone above; 4-light as below; 2-light window to attic, parapet gable, cross-gablet apex. Slightly set back on left, yellower stone: late C20 glazed door, double-ovolo door surround, Tudor arch, hoodmould. Two-light ovolo-moulded window to left. Above gabled dormer with 2-light casement; ridge chimney to right of door, moulded cap; hipped end of rear wing adjoining. Left return: gable, 3-light plain mullioned window; slightly set up on left 2-light ovolo-moulded with hoodmould, 2-light ovolo-moulded in gable. Boarded door to left, Tudor arch, hoodmould, single-light ovolo-moulded with hoodmould. Above 2-light casement. in gabled dormer. Ridge chimney on left gable, moulded cap.

Listing NGR: SP0702334231

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)