Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1983. Cottage, post office.

Post Office

WRENN ID
fallen-pedestal-mallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1983
Type
Cottage, post office
Address
Post Office, Brimpton
OS grid reference
SU 558 647
Coordinates
51.37937, -1.19842
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is a cottage and post office from the 18th century. It is constructed of white painted brick and features a thatched roof that is hipped to the right. There are end stacks on both the right and left sides, and three eyebrow semi-dormers on the roof. The left gable end is tile hung. The building has one and a half storeys and a three-window front, with all windows being casements, some of which have leaded lights. There are two boarded doors: one is located to the right of the left-hand window and the other to the left of the right-hand window. Additionally, there is a lean-to extension on the right side.

Local climate

Post Office receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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