carries the inscription MACKSVILLE POST OFFICE. The entry is via an oblong porch between the two wings, and linked to the roofline with a shared pitch line. The porch is supported at the intersection corner by a pair of face brick piers. The roof, clad in corrugated galvanised iron, is a shallow hipped roof, and all pitches are fairly low, brought out to a shallow fascia that is largely concealed behind the guttering. The eaves project c. 60 cm out from the walls, providing some northern and eastern sun shading. The soffits appear to follow the roof pitch. The rafters are exposed on the original section, and the soffit is lined with timber boards, as is the porch ceiling. The projecting north front, facing the river, houses the retail area, and the projecting east front, facing Cooper Street, is now the back office. Two pedestrian ramps have been built up across the Cooper Street frontage. They are paved in a brick tile, as is the porch area. A later addition houses the lunch room and a Post Office box bay, set back from the original Cooper Street frontage, was added after that, probably in the 1970s or early 1980s. The lunch room may have replaced an open, southeast facing porch on the south side of the Cooper Street breakfront, where earlier PO box installations were common. The back yard has an original bicycle shed which has been relined on its exposed face with "hardiplank". An old garage stands at the end of the Cooper Street yard and is now used for storage. Locker rooms and toilets are located behind the PO box areas. The postal manager has an office in a projecting area to the rear, with an attached storeroom. This office has been completely refurbished in recent times. A former Telecom Australia shed, facing River Street, now houses the contractors' back office, and is sited next to the bicycle shed. The telephone exchange shed is timber-lined and weatherboard clad and in need of repair. It contains a double hung timber framed window which is only visible from within the bicycle store. Condition The building is in good condition generally given its age and changes in use. Externally Macksville Post Office's integrity is good with respect to the original concept and design. Changes since that period have been to the south side and away from the principal view from the