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The Old Post Office

A Grade II Listed Building in Danbury, Essex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7192 / 51°43'9"N

Longitude: 0.5711 / 0°34'15"E

OS Eastings: 577697

OS Northings: 205401

OS Grid: TL776054

Mapcode National: GBR PKW.17J

Mapcode Global: VHJK9.V18X

Plus Code: 9F32PH9C+MC

Entry Name: The Old Post Office

Listing Date: 12 October 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1237616

English Heritage Legacy ID: 428970

ID on this website: 101237616

Location: Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3

County: Essex

District: Chelmsford

Civil Parish: Danbury

Built-Up Area: Danbury

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex

Church of England Parish: Danbury St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford

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Description


TL 70 NE
10/952

DANBURY
The following buildings shall be added:

Main Road
(North side)
No 100 (The Old Post Office)

II

House. Late C16/early C17, with late C19 alterations and extensions. Render
over timber frame; gabled old tile roof, with pantiles to rear outshut; late
C19 brickleft end and rear lateral stacks. 2 unit plan, with late C19 brick
outshut and extension to rear; late C19 wing added to front. One storey and
attic; 2 window range. Late C19 four-panelled (2 glazed) door to centre, with
trellised porch. Late C19 three-light casements; gabled half-dormers with
bargeboards; 2 light casement over door. Late C19 one-storey right-angled brick
extension to right; late C19 two-storey extension and outshut to rear.
Interior: C19 plank doors; cased beam to right; chamfered beam with stepped
run-out stops. Exposed timber framing with jowled storey posts braced to
chamfered tie beam; no access to roof space. The right-hand room of this house
functioned as the village post office between 1875 and 1931.

Listing NGR: TL7769705401

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