Orchard Cottage Post Office
ORCHARD COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283723
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Orchard Cottage Post Office
- Statutory Address:
- ORCHARD COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283723
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Orchard Cottage Post Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- ORCHARD COTTAGE
- Statutory Address 2:
- POST OFFICE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ORCHARD COTTAGE
- Statutory Address:
- POST OFFICE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Compton Chamberlayne
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 02886 29631
Details
SU 02 NW COMPTON CHAMBERLAYNE COMPTON CHAMBERLAYNE VILLAGE (west side)
4/135 Post office and Orchard Cottage
GV II
Pair of cottages. Mid C17. Dressed limestone, timber-framed first floor with brick nogging, tiled roof with stone or rendered stacks. Through passage to rear of stack. Two-storey, 4-window. Post Office has half-glazed door with flat wooden hood on brackets and bow-fronted shop window to left, 3-light recessed chamfered mullioned casement with hoodmould to right; Orchard Cottage has planked door and 3-light mullioned casement with hoodmould. First floor has three 3-light leaded casements and one single-light leaded casement. Left return has single-light casement to first floor. Rear has lean-to extensions, 2-light leaded casements to first floor. Right return has C20 casements to ground and first floors. Interior-of Orchard Cottage not accessible at time of survey (March 1986), Post Office has deeply chamfered beams with bar and stepped stops, planked doors, blocked open fireplace with stairs to one side.
Listing NGR: SU0288629631
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 320721
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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