The Old Post House is a Grade II listed building in the Wokingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Hall house.

The Old Post House

WRENN ID
tilted-rampart-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wokingham
Country
England
Date first listed
29 April 1987
Type
Hall house
Source
Historic England listing

Description

ARBORFIELD AND NEWLAND EVERSLEY ROAD SU 76 NE Arborfield Road (east side)

9/19 The Old Post House

G.V. II

Hall house, now cottage. C15 altered C20. Timber frame with painted brick infilling, old tile gabled roof. Rectangular plan of 4 framed bays. 2 storeys. Rectangular chimney stack with diagonal pilasters to left of ridge centre. Scattered C19 leaded casement windows. Original 4-centred moulded door frame facing road but now enclosed in C20 hipped lean-to porch facing road. Interior:- contains a very fine timber frame, redundant crown post roof, long curved windbraces and large C17 inglenook chimney inserted in former screens passage, service end on left. Carpenters marks in correct sequence, scribed with a race tool with a circular symbol which is unusual for Berkshire.

Listing NGR: SU7621866972

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