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HER Number:MDV90505
Name:Ashburton Post Office, St Lawrence Lane

Summary

House, now post office with living accommodation above. Mid/late-19th century. Solid rendered front. Slated roof. Three storeys. Three windows wide. Ground storey windows and doorway have flanking pilasters and cornices; beneath the capitals are shields filled with foliage.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 756 698
Map Sheet:SX76NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishAshburton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHBURTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • POST OFFICE (Constructed, XIX - 1835 AD to 1899 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of National Heritage, 1992, Ashburton, 112 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV337041.

Ashburton - ST LAWRENCE LANE (west side) No.4 Ashburton Post Office - GV II
House, now post office with living accommodation above. Mid/late-19th century. Solid rendered front. Slated roof. Three storeys. Three windows wide. Ground storey windows and doorway have flanking pilasters and cornices; beneath the capitals are shields filled with foliage. Double doors, each 2-panelled; fanlight with radial bars. Upper storey windows have flanking pilasters, those in second storey with vermiculated keystones surmounted by female heads; above these is a continued stringcourse which dips down to form a hood over each head. Bracketed eaves-cornice. 2-paned sashes throughout.


Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Building is depicted on the modern mapping.


English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.

No.4 ST LAWRENCE LANE, Ashburton Post Office
House, now post office with living accommodation above. Mid/late C19. Solid rendered front. Slated roof. 3 storeys. 3 windows wide. Ground storey windows and doorway have flanking pilasters and cornices; beneath the capitals are shields filled with foliage. Double doors, each 2-panelled; fanlight with radial bars. Upper storey windows have flanking pilasters, those in second storey with vermiculated keystones surmounted by female heads; above these is a continued stringcourse which dips down to form a hood over each head. Bracketed eaves-cornice. 2-paned sashes throughout.
Listing NGR: SX7564069860

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337041List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of National Heritage. 1992. Ashburton. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 112.
SDV350785National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital.
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #109248 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV80836Related to: 2 St Lawrence Lane, Ashburton (Building)
MDV80015Related to: 6 St Lawrence Lane, Ashburton (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 6 2017 1:56PM