Wall lamp, Post Office, Victoria Terrace
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Wall lamp, Post Office, Victoria Terrace
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 24 Jan 2012
This may date from the late 19th century. The original 1870 Post Office had a two-storey southern part (right) with entrances on Priory Terrace. On the north side was a single-storey sorting office which at some point (1912?) was built up to two storeys (left). From 1870 anyone wishing to post a letter when the Post Office was closed could use a posting box directly into the west side of the sorting office. Until the street improvement some time after 1882 the only access was by a narrow footpath perched above a horsewash that was acknowledged to be a public nuisance. Following complaints about night-time conditions the postal authorities installed a lamp.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.286355
Longitude
-1.533039