Blaenavon Post Office in May 2010
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The photograph on this page of Blaenavon Post Office in May 2010 by Jaggery as part of the Geograph project.
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Blaenavon Post Office in May 2010
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 12 May 2010
Located in Prince Street, purpose built in 1937 as a main sorting office. It housed the telephone exchange, sorting rooms, telephone boxes, offices and strong rooms. The building, now Grade II listed, has a steep pitched roof of hand-crafted stone tiles, a marble plinth and sandstone frontage. Inside, much remains of the original woodwork. Still in use as a post office ; other items and services available include holiday flat rental, a selection of food and drinks (including local ice creams), gifts and cards. UPDATE. This post office closed down in early 2015. Blaenavon's only post office is now inside this http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4667111 nearby shop.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.771941
Longitude
-3.086911