Listed Building record MDR24576 - Post Office, Nos. 7-9 Portland Square, Bakewell
Type and Period (3)
- HOUSE (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- POST OFFICE (Victorian to 21st Century - 1900 AD? to 2050 AD)
- SHOP (Victorian to 21st Century - 1900 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Post Office, Nos. 7-9 Portland Square, Bakewell, an early 19th century building.
From the National Heritage List for England:
'BAKEWELL
SK2168 PORTLAND SQUARE 831-1/4/151 (South side) 20/05/74 Nos.7, 8 AND 9 Bakewell Post Office (Formerly Listed as: WATER STREET (North side) 2 cottages at West side of Entrance to Haddon Dairy Yard)
II
Pair of houses now post office and shop facing Water Street. c1800. Deeply-coursed, dressed sandstone; stone slate roof. EXTERIOR: handed 2-storey pair having central doorways and one window to each house on each floor. Doorways have bonded ashlar surrounds; part-glazed, 4-panel door on right, panel with posting box and stamp machine within doorway to left. Projecting stone sills to 8/8 sashes in ashlar surrounds. Acute splay to right gable; stone end stack. INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SK2187868502.'
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Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1316478?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
Grid reference | SK 21878 68502 (point) |
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Civil Parish | BAKEWELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 19 2025 1:01PM