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Latitude: 53.6814 / 53°40'52"N
Longitude: -1.5005 / 1°30'1"W
OS Eastings: 433090
OS Northings: 420660
OS Grid: SE330206
Mapcode National: GBR KTYW.Y2
Mapcode Global: WHC9Z.XQNN
Plus Code: 9C5WMFJX+GR
Entry Name: Sorting Office (Formerly Post Office)
Listing Date: 1 February 1979
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1258250
English Heritage Legacy ID: 444636
ID on this website: 101258250
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1
County: Wakefield
Electoral Ward/Division: Wakefield North
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Wakefield
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Wakefield All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Post office
1. MARKET STREET
5115 (West Side)
Sorting Office
(formerly Post Office)
SE 3320 3V 2/196
II
2.
Mid-late C19 former United Methodist Chapel. Large, classical building with
5-bay end to road. Red brick with ashlar quoins and dressings, 1st floor,
three segment headed windows have architraves with keystones and impost string.
Ground floor, two segmental pedimented doorways flank central window in plain
architrave - one doorway now holds a window. Whole front is framed in giant
Corinthian order with four pilasters, entablature and pediment over. 6-bay
south return has tall segment-headed windows above, similar to front, and low
sash windows with glazing bars below.
Listing NGR: SE3309020659
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