The Post Office and House Adjoining Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. Post office.
The Post Office and House Adjoining Post Office
- WRENN ID
- eastward-rafter-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Post office
- OS grid reference
- TQ 527 438
- Coordinates
- 51.17313, 0.18379
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Post Office and the adjoining house, formerly known as the National Provincial Bank, were built in 1850 by George Devey. The building features a monogram in the gable end, "P.S.C." It consists of irregular cottages that form the corner of Leicester Square and stands two storeys high. The gable ends are adorned with ornamental bargeboards and a complex, picturesque tile roof, complemented by period Tudor chimney stacks. The ground floor is constructed of unevenly laid stone courses and includes wooden mullioned windows. The first floor overhangs and is supported by carved corner brackets and exposed timber joists, showcasing a half-timbered and rendered design. The Post Office and its surrounding structures, including Wall Cottage (Nos 1 to 3 in sequence), the Archway, and the Old Guildhouse, create a cohesive group.
Local climate
The Post Office and House Adjoining Post Office receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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Nearby listed buildings
- Retaining Wall in Front of the Square
- The Old Guildhouse
- Archway Connecting No3 and the Old Guildhouse
- Wall Cottage
- Gatehouse and Gateway Leading to Penshurst Place and Also to Well Place
- Wall Running South South East from Gatehouse to River
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Rectory Cottages
- Wall Running South South East from Southern Tip of Penshurst Place and Returning Eastward
- The Rectory