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Old Post Office

A Grade II Listed Building in Cleckheaton, Kirklees

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7249 / 53°43'29"N

Longitude: -1.7132 / 1°42'47"W

OS Eastings: 419023

OS Northings: 425430

OS Grid: SE190254

Mapcode National: GBR JTGC.XG

Mapcode Global: WHC9P.NMDR

Plus Code: 9C5WP7FP+XP

Entry Name: Old Post Office

Listing Date: 13 January 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1134626

English Heritage Legacy ID: 340986

ID on this website: 101134626

Location: Cleckheaton, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, BD19

County: Kirklees

Electoral Ward/Division: Cleckheaton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Cleckheaton

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Cleckheaton St John the Evangelist

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

Tagged with: Post office

Description


WEST YORKSHIRE SPENBOROUGH FORMER MUNICIPAL BOROUGH KIRKLEES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

5113

SE 12 NE SPENBOROUGH MB ALBION STREET CLECKHEATON

1/80 Old Post Office

II

Former Post Office, now shop and office premises. c.1910. Free Classical. Ashlar fronted. Stone slate roof. 2 storeys. Four bay central part with slightly projecting wing to left and right, that to left being wider and surmounted by open segmental pediment, that to right with open triangular pediment, both continuous with moulded bracketted eaves cornice with blocking course. The centre part has round arched entrance with dentilled segmental pediment on huge fluted brackets. Round arched ground floor windows, one to left and two to right, with moulded segmental hood mould with large projecting keystone. Four 2-light 1st floor windows with engaged colonnettes in reveals and as centre mullion on continuous moulded sill band. The wing to left has window and door with moulded swept hood. The window has large key, as before, the doorway has oculus over with hood and key. 1st floor round arched window with large key and flanked by smaller lights. The wing to right has slender ground floor window with swept hood and 1st floor round arched window with hood, both with large keystone, as before.

Listing NGR: SE1902325430

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