Description

WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE THE STREET
SU 8276-8376 (east side)

20/8 The Post Office

G.V. II

Hall house, now post office, shop and small house. Early C15, extended C18,
altered and extended late C20. Part timber frame, encased in render and brick,
part brick. Old tile gabled roof, rear roof lower. Originally rectangular plan
of 3 bays, with gable facing street, now T-plan with extension at front.
Further extension at side. 2 storeys and one and a half storeys. 2 chimneys,
one on left gable and one at rear, both with clay pots. Road (west) front: 2
bays. Casement windows with glazing bars and segmental heads. 6-panel entrance
door moved from centre to right, with C20 gabled porch on wooden posts.
Extension on right side with parapet, half-glazed door and C20 shop window.
Date incised into bricks under eaves in centre:

"1727"
I M

Interior: timber frame exposed in rear section, curved braces and centre
chamfered scissor braced collar roof truss.

Listing NGR: SU8302976728

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26411041

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Old House Care and Repair