Description

SJ 3514 ALBERBURY WITH ALBERBURY
CARDESTON C.P.
12/21 The Old Post Office
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GV II

House, latterly the post office, now house. Early C18 with C20 alterations and
additions. Painted brick (Flemish stretcher bond) with plain tile roof.
2 storeys and gable-lit attic. Chamfered plinth, plat band, brick eaves
cornice with moulded dentils, and parapeted gable end; 2 brick stacks to
gabled wing at rear. 4-window front; wooden cross-casements, segmental-
headed to ground floor; blocked door between first and second windows from
right. Left-hand corn rebuilt in C20. Left-hand return front with dentil
cornice carried round at eaves level, 2-light attic window, cross-casements
to first and ground floors, and C20 recessed porch to left with glazed door.
C20 addition at rear with external lateral brick stack. Interior not
inspected. Latterly the post office.

Listing NGR: SJ3594614479

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26306882

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas