Description

SP 8020 WHITCHURCH POST OFFICE LANE

9/233 Nos. 1 and 2 (formerly listed
as Cottage 60 yards W, of
Chandos Arms Public House)

21.12.67
_ II

Pair of houses, formerly one. C17, refronted mid C18, later alterations.
2 bays to left of S. front are of vitreous brick with red brick
quoins, window surrounds and moulded plinth. Gabled bay of crosswing
to right has rubble stone ground floor and C20 brick above. Rear is
of coursed rubble stone. Old tile roof, brick chimneys to left,
between right bays, and to rear of cross wing. L-plan. 2 storeys, attic
and cellar, 3 bays. 2 bays to left have 3-light barred wooden casements,
those to ground floor C20 in altered openings. Small cellar window to
left. C20 paired leaded casement to right over C20 door in lobby entry;
blind window panel between left bays over another door with segmental
head and stone keyblock. Right bay has C20 3-light leaded casements with
segmental heads to main floors, similar 2-light casement to attic, and
stone tablet above. N. side has projecting bay to left, the gable end
having an external stone chimney stack, part rendered, with 2 diagonal
shafts, partly of thin brick. Gable also has 2 rows of square dovecote
holes with stone ledges. Right return wall is altered and is mostly
of brick with moulded brick sill below upper window. C20 lean-to to
centre of right bays. Interior is said to contain C17 staircase with
heavy turned balusters.
RCHM II p. 326 Mon. 7.

Listing NGR: SP8030420708

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26597173

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)