Description

SJ 46 SE WAVERTON C.P. THE VILLAGE
(West Side)

2/24 The Old Post Office
Cottage

GV II

Formerly cottage and shippon, now cottage: early C18, extended late
C18 with late C19 porch and rear extension. Rendered brick, original
house thatched, extensions with Welsh slate roof. 1 gable brick
chimney. 2-room plan with former shippon and hayloft added later.
2-storey, 4-bay front. Buttress at right end and plain band at 1st
floor. 2 and 3-light wooden casements, the upper ones swept over by
the thatch. Brick gabled porch with tile roof and exposed pegged
truss. Door under segmental brick head behind.
Interior: Entry into lobby. To left room a heavy chamfered beam
with tongue stop and flat inglenook fireplace. Central winder
staircase leads to bedroom with heavy exposed purlins. Tethering post
and exposed beams and joists survive in 2-stall shippon.

Listing NGR: SJ4611463428

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26423634

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings