Cobbler'S Hall And Heath Post Office

Cobbler's Hall and Heath Post Office is a former school, now converted into three dwellings, dating from around 1740. The building is constructed of hammer-dressed stone with a stone slate roof and has two storeys with a five-bay symmetrical facade. It features raised ashlar quoins and a band. The doorway has raised monolithic jambs and a casement-moulded cornice with a glazed overlight. Each bay is fitted with 12-pane sash windows that have raised plain-stone surrounds. The hipped roof has two large original brick stacks on the rear pitch.

At the rear, there are three bays of windows with flush surrounds, and the third bay includes a doorway with an overlight. A tall stair-window at mezzanine level, which has been much reduced in size, is set between the second and third bays. The building has two-bay returns, with the left-hand return featuring doorways created from ground-floor windows.

The interior has been significantly remodelled, showcasing fluted architraves on the doorcases in the front rooms. The main staircase is located at the back, where all rooms originally had corner fireplaces.

From 1749 to the 1780s, this building served as a finishing school for young men preparing for the army and navy. It also functioned as the village post office for a period. There is a local tradition that suggests the building once had a third storey.