NHER 31025 (Building record) - Whalebone House

18th century house. Formerly 'The Post Office'.

February 1952. Listed, Grade II.

Two bays, two storeys. Façade has stone plinth and quoins of stone tooled to form rustication. Ground floor of large broken and galletted flints, stone platband above. First floor of knapped and squared flints. Oversailing cornice formed of hundreds of mammalian vertebrae, and central band across both storeys of squares of flint pebbles outlined by vertebrae.
Windows with stone surrounds, alternating stone and brick voussoirs to flat arches; flush sashes at first floor. Axial stack shared with house to left. South gable wall of coursed flint with stone dressings. Behind the stone quoins are quoins of early post medieval brick.
Range of cottages attached at rear.
Pentise at rear has groined vault in rendered wood below staircase.
Information from Listed Building Description. Building located and some details added by E. Rose (NLA), 2 February 1995.
Bolingbroke Collection (S1) confirms the bones are cow bones not whalebones.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 3 February 1995.

Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S2) for the full, current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 July 2023.