Building record 1245290000 - THE POST OFFICE, 77 THE BROADWAY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332609: THE POST OFFICE (DBC7060)
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Type and Period (4)
- HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)
- POST OFFICE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- PUBLIC HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Grade II. C17 and earlier. Stucco, C19 ground floor windows to Post Office. 2 buildings joined with large brick chimney stack of circa 1620-30 at junction with square base, 4 shafts. Wing on left has 2 storeys, 1st floor oversailing. Wing on right has quoins, entablature at eaves level, 2 storey oriel bay to 1st and 2nd floors. Interior contained C17 chimneypiece, now removed, but retains original C17 staircase with newel posts, turned balusters, moulded handrails and close string (B1).
No 77, two still partly timber-framed buildings joined by a very big early C17 chimney with polygonal stacks; C17 staircase (B2).
Chesham's newest pub was set up in the town's old post office building in 1994. Known as The Last Post until 2006 (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC3584 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p7.
- <2>SBC19664 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner & Elizabeth Williamson. 1994. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p242.
- <3>SBC23824 Bibliographic reference: Ray East, Keith Fletcher & Peter Hawkes. 2009. Pubs and Inns of Chesham and Villages. p28.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 96019 01768 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Sep 29 2020 2:35PM
