Listed Building record MDO10159 - The Old Post Office, Alton Pancras
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Cottage and shop (dated 1826). Banded flint and brick with thatched, gable-ended roof with end brick stacks, to ends of original range. Shop range right and outshut left of later build. Two storeys, three window range (to original range). 2-light casements with full and horizontal glazing bars. Central panelled door.
<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 2 (Monograph). SDO146.
‘Unless otherwise described the following monuments are of the 18th century and of two storeys, with cob walls, thatched roofs, brick chimneys and casement windows. … (5) Post Office (70040235), 130 yds. E. of (2), is of banded brick and flint; the symmetrical three-bay S. front is dated 1826 on a panel over the central doorway.’
<2> English Heritage, 2006, Listed buildings data disk (Digital archive). SDO12545.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 7004 0235 (18m by 11m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70SW |
| Civil Parish | Alton Pancras; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 003 005
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Alton Pancras 5
Record last edited
Aug 28 2020 2:13PM
