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Former Post Office Maple Leaf Boxing Club

A Grade II Listed Building in Bootle, Sefton

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4449 / 53°26'41"N

Longitude: -2.9942 / 2°59'39"W

OS Eastings: 334063

OS Northings: 394692

OS Grid: SJ340946

Mapcode National: GBR 727.UT

Mapcode Global: WH870.ZNCZ

Plus Code: 9C5VC2V4+W8

Entry Name: Former Post Office Maple Leaf Boxing Club

Listing Date: 17 January 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1075888

English Heritage Legacy ID: 216412

ID on this website: 101075888

Location: Sandhills, Sefton, Merseyside, L20

County: Sefton

Electoral Ward/Division: Linacre

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bootle

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Bootle St Matthew with St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

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Description


BOOTLE ORIEL ROAD SJ 39 SW (east side) 11/21 Former Post Office G.V. II Post office, now part of Juvenile court; rear wing now boxing club. 1905. Stone with hipped slate roof. 2 storeys, 5 bays and canted corner bay, then 14 bays to Balliol Road. End 3 bays break forward with central bay breaking further forward. Ground floor sill course and cornice, banded quoins to forward breaks; 1st floor banded pilastrade with paired pilasters and parapet. Ground floor segmental-headed windows of differing widths have Gibbs surrounds and large triple keystones. Windows have sashes with upper glazing bars, and similar casements. 1st floor windows have architraves, 4th bay round-headed window with Gibbs surround and open pediment. 1st bay entrance has architrave and round window over, with consoled segmental hood. Canted corner bay has round-headed entrance with round hood on Ionic columns. 1st floor is bowed with 3 windows between Tuscan colonnettes, entablature and cupola with obelisk finial. Return has 3 bays similar and ll-bay one-storey wing, rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings and bands. Sill course flat, pilasters and cornice and blocking course. Penultimate bay has round-headed entrance with gate leading to courtyard. Gibbs surround and open pediment; flanking windows with grilles.

Listing NGR: SJ3406394692

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