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Post Office

A Grade II Listed Building in Olveston, South Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5828 / 51°34'58"N

Longitude: -2.5769 / 2°34'36"W

OS Eastings: 360124

OS Northings: 187267

OS Grid: ST601872

Mapcode National: GBR JR.CGHZ

Mapcode Global: VH882.9G1Y

Plus Code: 9C3VHCMF+46

Entry Name: Post Office

Listing Date: 21 October 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1137069

English Heritage Legacy ID: 35320

ID on this website: 101137069

Location: Olveston, South Gloucestershire, BS35

County: South Gloucestershire

Civil Parish: Olveston

Built-Up Area: Olveston

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Olveston

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Description



ST 68 NW OLVESTON THE STREET (east side)

8/215 Post Office
21.10.52
G.V. II

House and shop. C18 with early C19 alterations. Rubble, rendered, slate
mansard roof, pantiled to north, brick stack to north. 2½ storeys, one window,
west elevation has double shop front, central panelled and glass door with
transom light, reeded pilasters and cornice, multi-pane window to each side,
wrought iron grille in stall riser to left, 1st floor 16-pane sash with stepped
voussoirs and wrought iron balconette, dormer with pair of horizontally sliding
sashes of 4 panes each, corner pilasters, cornice, parapet and coping; south
elevation has render scored as ashlar on rubble plinth, 2 windows, all 16-pane
sashes with painted voussoirs, central round-headed recess at lst floor with
impost blocks and keystone, central 6-panelled and fielded door, fanlight and
radial glazing bars, pilasters, open triangular pediment on brackets.
Interior: not inspected. Part of an important group at a crossroads.

Listing NGR: ST6012487267

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