Description

SD 78 44 DOWNHAM DOWNHAM VILLAGE

13/19 Post Office and house adjoining to east 13.2.1967 (formerly listed as post office)

GV II

Shop and house, said to be c,191O. Rubble, mainly limestone, with sandstone dressings and slate roof. 2 storeys. The left-hand side of the west wall projects forwards as an outshut and has a large shop window with plain stone surround and a relieving arch over. The door, in the right-hand return wall of the outshut, has a plain stone surround and an open timber porch. To the right is a sashed window with glazing bars and plain stone surround. Adjoining to the right, at 45° across the corner of the building, is a similar window, with a 3rd window adjoining on the south (gable) wall. Above the middle window corbels carry the corner of the building. The south wall has, on the 1st floor, a tripartite sashed window with glazing bars, a plain stone surround, and square mullions. Above is a blank niche with plain stone surround and semi-circular head. To the right on the ground floor is a door with plain stone surround, external stone steps, and an open timber porch. The gable has a coping with left-hand kneeler, and a ball finial at the apex. Adjoining to the east is a further part of the building, which projects forwards and has, on each floor, a tripartite sashed window with glazing bars, plain stone surround, and square mullions. To the right on the ground floor is a sashed window with glazing bars and plain stone surround. Beyond to the right is a single-storey outshut with a similar window, and a door with plain stone surround to its left.

Listing NGR: SD7849544298

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings