Description

ARBORFIELD AND NEWLAND EVERSLEY ROAD
SU 76 NE Arborfield Road
(east side)

9/19 The Old Post House

G.V. II

Hall house, now cottage. C15 altered C20. Timber frame with painted brick
infilling, old tile gabled roof. Rectangular plan of 4 framed bays. 2
storeys. Rectangular chimney stack with diagonal pilasters to left of
ridge centre. Scattered C19 leaded casement windows. Original 4-centred
moulded door frame facing road but now enclosed in C20 hipped lean-to
porch facing road. Interior:- contains a very fine timber frame,
redundant crown post roof, long curved windbraces and large C17 inglenook
chimney inserted in former screens passage, service end on left.
Carpenters marks in correct sequence, scribed with a race tool with a
circular symbol which is unusual for Berkshire.

Listing NGR: SU7621866972

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26429328

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair