Description

BOSTON

TF3244SE WIDE BARGATE
716-1/7/212 (North West side)
No.18
General Post Office

GV II

General post office. 1935. In Queen Anne style. Red brick with
Portland stone quoins and dressings, slate roof with lead
dressings, single ridge stack with stone capping. Planned with
a corner entrance and tower.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys plus attics, with ashlar plinth and
modillion stone cornice. The 2 facades are of 4 bays arranged
3:1, with the single broader bays to the corner gabled and
between these a 3-storey circular entrance tower in ashlar
with domed roof in copper. Double entrance door in open
pedimented Ionic doorcase, with panel above inscribed "Post
Office" with escutcheon in pediment, aobe a 3-light window
with dividing stone pilasters with plain capitals, continuous
curved sill with tabs and cornice. Above the top of the tower
has a smalle similar 3-light arrangement, with carved flat
brackets to cornice.
Bargate elevation has to the right a single tripartite glazing
bar sash with semicircular overlight in full height
semicircular-headed stone surround with keystone. To the left
are 3 glazing bar sashes in moulded stone surrounds with
moulded sills with aprons and cornice over. To 1st floor to
right a glazing bar sash in eaved moulded surround, with open
pediment containing wreathed escutcheon. To left 3 glazing bar
sashes with moulded eaved surround, sill with apron and
cornice. In the gable a glazing bar Diocletian window with
stone surround and keystone. In the roof to the left are 3
glazing bar sash dormer windows with leaded segmental heads.
The elevation to Park Gate matches in reverse, except that the
ground floor has a side entrance at the centre of the 3-bay
range, with moulded surround and narrow hood, surmounted by
semi-circular opening with glazing bars, in moulded stone
surround with keystone, set within an open pediment.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: TF3288444345

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26668484

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