Post Office

Exterior: Two storeys; red brick construction with artificial blue Pennant stone facade given painted roughcast render above plinth; high parapet with coping concealing roof. 5-window facade to Albert Road, 1-window to rounded corner and 2-windows to Ludlow Lane. The windows on both floors are contained within continuous recessed bands, deeper to ground floor; both bands have sills and shallow drip moulds and the spaces between the windows are ornamented to top and bottom by fluted detail. The casement windows were originally steel-framed - now mostly replaced but to a similar design, those on the ground floor being top-opening. The horizontal emphasis of the design is continued in the dominant horizontal glazing bars, vertical bars being reserved for the 3-light windows. The corner windows are not rounded but are slightly splayed; above is the rectangular 'GVR 1936' plaque. The main entrance is midway along the Albert Road front; bracketed polygonal canopy over door which has deep and angular metal traceried overlight. Modern PO sign and ramp for disabled. At the N end is the 5-bay modern extension with similar glazing set in horizontal band. Stepped down to W in Ludlow Lane is a low and narrow section linking with the 5-window single storey rear range. Pivot windows set in a horizontal band and with similar glazing; advanced square panels between each window. At the rear this range terminates in a broad facade with low pediment to centre; the coping is continued across this; slightly altered to right by fire escape.

The ground floor interior has been modernised.