Abbey Gatehouse, Blanchland

  • Description

    "Grade I Listed 15th century gatehouse incorporating 14th century fabric. A date of 1753 incised on a door jamb reflects the date of remodelling. The first floor was formerly a single large chamber and may have been a court-room. The post office incorporated into the Gatehouse features an unusual "Ludlow" style white postbox which is thought to be one of only three in the country. The first wall boxes were installed in 1857 and presumably this one followed some time after. Originally postboxes could be any colour and thanks to Hilda Askew who was postmistress for 34 years this one retained its original colour when it was proposed to paint it red. See [[4763819]]" Photo by Jo Turner, 2010.
  • Owner

    Jo Turner
  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)
  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License
  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4763821
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Pat Thomson
    Last modified: 6 years, 3 months ago
    Viewed: 416 times
    Picture Taken: 2010-07-24
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