| Prior to 1996, the Post Office had been on the
corner of Queen's Road. Outside, stood two pillar boxes. Originally there
was just one, but with the growth in the local population, one proved
insufficient for all the mail people wanted to post, so it was joined by a
mate.
In 1996 however, the then owner of the Post Office decided to sell up and the franchise was bought by someone else and transferred to another property in the High Street. Those two pillar boxes were fondly christened 'Laurel and Hardy' by
locals. Sue Murray captured their removal and her photographs are shown
below. Fortunately this little bit of history was not lost because,
following local demand, they were relocated outside the new Post
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| Photographs by Sue Murray ARPS.
PS: Can anyone tell me the name of the owner of the former Post Office? Let me know. Peter Hill |
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