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Post Office Post Office and Brampton House

A Grade II Listed Building in Barnard Castle, County Durham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5449 / 54°32'41"N

Longitude: -1.9252 / 1°55'30"W

OS Eastings: 404937

OS Northings: 516634

OS Grid: NZ049166

Mapcode National: GBR HH0W.0J

Mapcode Global: WHB4L.D1H3

Plus Code: 9C6WG3VF+XW

Entry Name: Post Office Post Office and Brampton House

Listing Date: 22 February 1973

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1209541

English Heritage Legacy ID: 388640

ID on this website: 101209541

Location: Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12

County: County Durham

Civil Parish: Barnard Castle

Built-Up Area: Barnard Castle

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Barnard Castle with Whorlton

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description



BARNARD CASTLE

NZ0416NE GALGATE
770-1/3/11 (North West side)
22/02/73 No.2
Post Office and Brampton House

GV II

House, now post office. Mid C18 with mid C19 alterations and
rear additions. Painted render with painted plinth and ashlar
dressings. Main roof graduated Lakeland slate with stone gable
copings and rendered chimneys; roof of No.2 has stone slates.
Double-span main house at left has 3 storeys; 4-window range;
No.2 at right of 2 storeys; one-window range. Main house has
renewed 6-panel door in painted stone architrave in second
bay; similar architraves and projecting stone sills to renewed
4-pane sashes on upper floors, those on second floor smaller,
and renewed window to left of door with copper-sheet front to
posting box inserted below plain light. Flanking mid C19
canted bay windows have 4-pane sashes, the left with stamp
machine inserted. No.2 to right has renewed 6-panel door and
plain overlight at left, renewed 4-pane sashes with painted
flat stone lintels and projecting stone sills at right. Main
roof double-span with stone gable copings, moulded stone
kneelers, and corniced end chimneys to each range; roof of
No.2 has tall right end rendered chimney. Left return to Flatt
Road has renewed door and plain sashes in rear range, and left
addition of one storey, one window, with stone-mullioned
canted bay window under hipped roof.


Listing NGR: NZ0493716634

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