Survey Data
Reg No
20513011
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical
Original Use
House
Historical Use
Post office
In Use As
Restaurant
Date
1770 - 1800
Coordinates
167706, 71828
Date Recorded
18/10/1995
Date Updated
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Description
Corner-sited end-of-terrace four-bay three-storey former house, built c. 1785, now in use as restaurant and offices. Pitched and hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Timber sash windows and uPVC casement windows to upper floors. Round-headed openings to ground floor, with timber fixed windows and timber panelled doors having plain fanlights. Retaining some interior fixtures and fittings.
Appraisal
This eighteenth-century former house is an interesting contributor to the architectural heritage of the city. Originally a house, and later the general post office for the city, this building has been adapted to a variety of uses for over two hundred years. Though altered to the exterior and with interesting features and materials removed, this building retains many eighteenth-century interior fixtures and fittings.