Description

DUNCHURCH THE GREEN
SP4871 (North side)
11/36 The Old Post Office, Madame
Louise Hairdressers, Deerhurst
and attached former stables
and coach house
GV II
2 houses, shop, and attached former stables and coach house; probably formerly
an inn. Mid/late C18, with C19 and C20 alterations. The Old Post Office on left
includes one bay of a mid/late C19 range. Flemish bond brick with brick string
course band. Plain wood cornice. Old tile roofs; brick end stacks. T-plan with
wing to rear. 2 storeys and attic; 6-window range. Second bay has carriage arch
with painted wood lintel. The Old Post Office to left and above has entrance to
rear. Fixed light window with glazing bars. C19 range to left has dog tooth
cornice. 3-light casements with glazing bars. Third and fourth bays have late
C19 shop front with half-glazed door and overlight, window with glazing bars,
fluted wood pilasters, fascia board and moulded cornice. Fifth and sixth bays,
part of Deerhurst, have tripartite 4-pane sash. Ground floor windows have brick
flat arches with keystones. First floor has late C20 top-hung windows with
glazing bars of 2 differing designs, in original moulded frames with brick
cambered arches. Central roof dormer has 2-light casement with glazing bars.
Inside arch is a has fielded 6-panelled door in moulded wood surround. Irregular
rear wing has tripartite sash. Single-storey link to stables has plank door and
2-light casement. Stable range has double doors in altered opening on left.
Half-dormer pitch door. 2 plank doors. One-, 2- and 3-light casements. Large
4-light wood mullioned and transomed window has painted wood lintel. Glazing
bars throughout. Most openings have brick segmental arches. Through-purlin roof.
Interiors not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP4840371312

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26646785

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
• 
  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2