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Latitude: 50.4646 / 50°27'52"N
Longitude: -3.5266 / 3°31'35"W
OS Eastings: 291748
OS Northings: 63870
OS Grid: SX917638
Mapcode National: GBR QV.X5KF
Mapcode Global: FRA 37HT.PY7
Plus Code: 9C2RFF7F+V9
Entry Name: The Post Office
Listing Date: 16 August 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1280052
English Heritage Legacy ID: 390601
ID on this website: 101280052
Location: Torquay, Torbay, Devon, TQ1
County: Torbay
Electoral Ward/Division: Tormohun
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Torquay
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Torquay St John
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: Post office
TORQUAY
SX9163 FLEET STREET
885-1/17/97 (East side)
16/08/86 The Post Office
GV II
Post Office. Opened 1912. Built "under the supervision of John
Rutherford, architect to H.M. Office of Works"; cost over
ยป12,000 (Ellis). Portland and Bathstone ashlar; slate roof.
Baroque style.
PLAN: Central entrance into office, archway to right.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys. 7 bays, the outer bays set back.
Rusticated ground floor with quoins. Deeply-projecting cornice
on brackets with a blocking course carrying a balustraded
parapet. First-floor string course. Central doorway with a
moulded architrave with window over below a segmental-headed
pediment on consoles. Outer round-headed recesses with moulded
keystones: window in left recess, archway in right recess.
First-floor windows with moulded architraves with keystones;
centre window with broken pediment, others with
segmental-headed pediments. Outer bays have second-floor oculi
with swags. Contemporary gas light fixed to front.
INTERIOR: Altered.
(Ellis C A: An Historical Survey of Torquay, 2nd edition:
1930-: P.330).
Listing NGR: SX9174863870
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