The Post Office And Adjoining Premises

The Post Office and adjoining premises in Raydon is a house and post office that likely dates from the late 15th century to early 16th century, with later additions and alterations. The building is timber-framed and rendered, featuring red brick stacks and a concrete tile roof. It has one storey and an attic, with a three-cell plan; the right section is an addition, and there are extensions to the rear that are not of special interest. The central section was originally open to the roof. A 20th-century shop front is located to the right, along with two 20th-century casements and two flat-topped dormers with 20th-century casements. There is an off-centre stack to the right and an external stack on the left gable end, with the upper parts of both having been rebuilt. The roof is steeply pitched and swept.

Inside, the centre bay features a chamfer-stopped beam and exposed joists. The end room on the left has an inglenook with an arched chamfer-stopped bressumer. Some sections of wall studding are exposed, and the smoke-blackened common rafter roof in the centre bay is reinforced with 20th-century softwood to support the concrete tiles.