Description

SP 84 NE EMBERTON OLNEY ROAD

5/38 No. 31 (The Old
Post House)
17.11.66

GV II

House. C17 with C18 and C19 additions; Coursed rubblestone. Old
tile roofs. North range, gable end on to road, 2 storeys and attic,
with 2 storey wing to west and right angle 2 storey wing to road.
3 bays C17 part. North front has large C17 lateral stack to east bay,
centre bay with modern glazed door, 2-light casement in west bay.
2 2-light casements to first floor, 2 C18 gabled dormers. Coped
gable ends on kneelers. West addition Cl8 has one upper casement
window. Gable elevation of C17 block to road has tripartite ground
floor sash, 1st floor sash, stone mullioned attic casement. C19
two storey range of 2 bays with sashes, right hand carriageway into
yard Interior: front rooms on ground and first floors have C17 moulded
stone fireplaces, rear room has large inglenook with panelled seats,
one with carved panel. Shall C17 oak cupboard in outer wall. C17
staircase with heavy turned balusters, a moulded rail and square newels
with moulded caps.

RCHM II. 113 Mon 5

Listing NGR: SP8860749757

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26578088

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets