Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1949. A C19 Post office. 2 related planning applications.
Post Office
- WRENN ID
- proud-timber-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1949
- Type
- Post office
- Address
- Post Office, 3, Queen Street, Lostwithiel, PL22 0AA
- OS grid reference
- SX 102 597
- Coordinates
- 50.40696, -4.67117
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a house that has been converted into a Post Office, dating from around 1830, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and the 20th century. It is constructed of rendered stone rubble and has an asbestos slate roof with gable ends and gable end stacks. The building has a double depth plan with a central entrance, and the ground floor front rooms now serve as the Post Office.
It stands three storeys high and features three windows. The ground floor has a fascia and cornice that spans the entire front of the Post Office, divided into three bays with pilasters. There is a bowed shop window with glazing bars from the 20th century on both the right and left sides, and a central six-panelled door with an overlight adorned with wrought iron tracery. To the right, there is a bay that contains a post box, which may have originally been a passage leading to the rear of the house.
On the first floor, there is a central 12-pane sash window, flanked by two 12-pane sash windows with sidelights. The second floor features a central 9-pane sash window, with a 9-pane sash window and sidelights on each side. The building is topped with a modillion cornice. The interior has not been inspected.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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