The Old Post Office Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1986. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
The Old Post Office Cottage
- WRENN ID
- still-quartz-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Post Office Cottage, Little London, Smannell, SP11 6JE
- OS grid reference
- SU 378 498
- Coordinates
- 51.24665, -1.45849
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Post Office Cottage is an early 18th-century two-bay cottage, with a further bay added in the mid-19th century. The front of the cottage is painted brick, with a partially timber-framed construction. It has a half-hipped thatched roof with eyebrow dormers, two of which are splayed at the base. The ground floor features three casement windows with cambered heads. A central doorcase has a plank door and a flat moulded wooden cornice decorated with dentils and wooden brackets. A one-storey extension of lower elevation was added to the left hand side in the 19th century, featuring a four-light casement window and a Dutch door. The plinth extends outwards at the rear.
Inside, there are stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops and lambs tongue steps, along with an inglenook fireplace containing a beehive-shaped bread oven. A winder staircase is also present, along with a queen post roof and exposed wall framing of thin scantling. The interior includes a six-panelled door from the early 19th century and a plank door, likely introduced later.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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