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

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)