Description

SD 78 44 DOWNHAM DOWNHAM VILLAGE

13/19 Post Office and house adjoining to east
13.2.1967 (formerly listed as post office)

GV II

Shop and house, said to be c,191O. Rubble, mainly limestone, with sandstone
dressings and slate roof. 2 storeys. The left-hand side of the west wall
projects forwards as an outshut and has a large shop window with plain
stone surround and a relieving arch over. The door, in the right-hand
return wall of the outshut, has a plain stone surround and an open timber
porch. To the right is a sashed window with glazing bars and plain stone
surround. Adjoining to the right, at 45° across the corner of the building,
is a similar window, with a 3rd window adjoining on the south (gable) wall.
Above the middle window corbels carry the corner of the building. The
south wall has, on the 1st floor, a tripartite sashed window with glazing
bars, a plain stone surround, and square mullions. Above is a blank niche
with plain stone surround and semi-circular head. To the right on the
ground floor is a door with plain stone surround, external stone steps,
and an open timber porch. The gable has a coping with left-hand kneeler,
and a ball finial at the apex. Adjoining to the east is a further part
of the building, which projects forwards and has, on each floor, a
tripartite sashed window with glazing bars, plain stone surround, and
square mullions. To the right on the ground floor is a sashed window
with glazing bars and plain stone surround. Beyond to the right is a
single-storey outshut with a similar window, and a door with plain stone
surround to its left.

Listing NGR: SD7849544298

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26644230

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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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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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair