Description

W T Oldrieve, Office of Works, dated 1907. Single and 2-storey, L-plan, 6-bay, classically detailed Post Office. Ashlar and dry dash, slate roof. Angle pilasters, string course at 1st floor N elevation, blocking course, coped skews, moulded architraves; sash and case windows, 2-pane at bottom, 6 at top.

N ELEVATION: ashlar; keystoned doorpiece at far left with pilasters and segmental hood, E and R in panels at left and right above; paired windows at right, windows at 3 further bays to right; 6 windows at 1st in line with ground floor.

E ELEVATION: mainly dry dash; 2 windows at ground and 1st floor flat-roofed bay at left; 2 further tripartites at single storey far left; main block of S range extends to left with 3 windows at left returtn gables.

W ELEVATION: mainly dry dash; door at ground floor, window at 1st; S range recessed at right with loading bay, door, windows and overhanging eaves.

S ELEVATION: window at ground floor left, 2 at 1st, 9- and 12-pane sash and case respectively.

Statement of Interest

The ground floor of the north elevation has been stone-cleaned.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56630389

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  For the Record
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)