Building record 2913/0/9 - No.15 Main Street, & Bulwick Stores & Post Office

A 17th century house that was altered during the 18th and 19th centuries is located on the southern side of Main Street. The building is constructed of squared coursed limestone with a double pitch thatch roof with a brick ridge chimney stack to the right of centre. The street facade has an irregular range of casement windows under wooden lintels with a single three light stone mullion window to the right of centre. A plank door is on the far left and there are double doors to the centre right and a shop door to the far right. The gable to the right has a two light sash window that lights an attic range. The building was converted to a house, shop and post office during the 19th century.

{1} House, now house and shop. C17 origins, altered C18 and C19. Squared coursed limestone with thatch roof. Originally 3-unit plan. Single storey with attic. Irregular 4-window range of C19 casements under wood lintels, with one 3-light stone mullion window to right of centre. Plank door to left, C19 part-glazed double doors to right of centre, and part-glazed shop door to far right; all under wood lintels. Central C20 brick stack. C19 sash window in right gable. Interior has ceiling beams and prob bly has remains of open fireplace. Noted as having a raised cruck with later roof structure.

{4} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 12/23 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G11 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.29 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Bulwick (Photographs). SNN112158.

<5> Historic England, Undated, POST OFFICE, BULWICK, BF084657 (Archive). SNN114538.

Record last edited

Dec 20 2022 10:43AM