Description

TR 13 NW POSTLING THE STREET
(West side)

3/60 Postling Court
7.8.84
GV II

House, now sub-divided. Mid C17 with late C19 additions and alterations.
Timber-framed. Ground floor clad and underbuilt with red and grey brick
in Flemish bond. Exposed framing to first floor with rendered infilling.
Plain tile roof. Main range, with short integral cross-wing to right,
formerly projecting forwards slightly,end extended in late C19. 2 storeys
and attics. Continuous jetty to main range, now underbuilt. Dropped tie-
beam. First-floor framing unevenly divided into 2 panels per storey. Short
curved tension braces. Hipped roof. 2 rear stacks. Projecting C17 brick
stack in English bond to right gable end, with two diagonally-set flues on
moulded plinth. Late C19 gabled dormers. Irregular fenestration of 3
leaded windows; one 2-light casement with top-lights, one single-light
casement and one late C19 two-storey rectangular bay window with 4 casements
and side lights to each floor. Late C19 panelled door under timber-framed
porch to left end. Right wing extended forwards in late C19 with brick
ground-floor, tile-hung above; hipped plain-tile roof and various canted
leaded lights. Short single-storey addition to left leading to late C19 range
at right-angles. Interior: exposed framing. Fragment of moulded fillet
half-way up former front elevation of C17 right wing. Aligned butt purlin roof
with queen struts to rafters and arch-braced interrupted tie-beams. Similar
truss to C17 wing, but-with clasped purlins.

Listing NGR: TR1451339033

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26627942

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide