Building record 15477 - The Old Post Office, Beech House, Malpas

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1312926 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Post Office with living accommodation above, circa 1840 or earlier, with flat-roofed single-storey front extension, probably Edwardian. 3 storeys; 3 windows; almost symmetrical. Brown Flemish bond brickwork with grey slate roof. Lower storey of hard red brick has central house-entrance with 6-panel door (lower panels flush reeded) under plain rectangular fanlight: to right is a 3-light window of 2-pane sashes, to left double post-office doors. House door has stop-chamfered lintel; window and post-office door are under shall- brick arches with stone pads and keys. The second storey has 4-pane and the 3rd storey 6-pane flush sashes with keystone lintels of the type on the mid C18 Rectory and Drake's House and Cottage (items 40 and 68 q.q.v.). Projecting stone cills. Reeded eaves fascia, probably of stone; coped gables; flush gable chimneys. At rear of post office is an early C20 sorting office with glazed roof. Interior: Not inspected.

<2> Earthworks Archaeological Services, 2003, Improvements and Alterations to The Old Post Office, Beech House, High Street, Malpas, Cheshire: An Archaeological Watching Brief, R2458 (Client Report). SCH4428.

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken during groundworks for an extension to the rear of The Old Post Office, Beech House, Malpas. The watching brief revealed that the area of the building extension had been disturbed in modern times to the level of the sandstone bedrock which was encountered at a shallow depth. Towards the rear of the site, which formed part of a medieval burgage plot, there was less disturbance.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4847, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

Building marked as P.O (post office) on this late 19th century map

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4847, 1911 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

Building marked as P.O (post office) on this early 20th century map