Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB02/11/043 B

Address :
Aghanloo Post Office Dowland Limavady Co Londonderry BT49 OHX

Townland:
Dowland

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Post Office

Former Use
Post Office

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
19/10

IG Ref:
C6792 2662

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Owner Category

Commercial

Exterior Description And Setting

A small mono-pitch corrugated iron building on a plan 2.5 x 2 metres approximatley. It is painted red, has sheeted door with small rectangular fanlilght, flanked with window and above a sign stating "AGHANLOO POST OFFICE". A post box (Elizabeth Regina) is inserted in front wall to one side. A red telephone kiosk, embossed with crown above word telephone (kiosk No. 6 produced beetween 1936 and 1968) is in front of post office. Makes an interesting group with cottage.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Post office was established in 1950 by the owner's sister who formerly worked in its earlier location about one kilometer west of the present site. References: Owner (1997)

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A moderately interesting small group of post office kiosk and cottage. The tiny corrugated post office is reminicent of smililar small structures which dotted the Irish countryside.

General Comments

Date of Survey

11 December 1997