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Christchurch: arcade leading to old post office
An arcade off the southern end of the High Street, leading round the corner ahead into Wick Lane.
The post office used to be through the doors facing us, but moved in 2008 to
Image The Royal Mail delivery office remains adjoining the premises ahead of us, but accessed via the exterior face in Wick Lane.
See
Image for a close-up of the post office entrance, unchanged four years after this picture was taken.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 9 Aug 2009
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Christchurch, former post office
In Wick Lane, with the former delivery office left, and the post office entry centre. The site now awaits redevelopment. For the current post office, see
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Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 1 Jan 2012
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Christchurch: postbox № BH23 600, Wick Lane
This double-aperture postbox stands outside the Royal Mail delivery office for Christchurch. Immediately behind the phone boxes is a small shopping arcade in which the town's post office was located until a year or so ago, when it moved into the shop which faces us in the very distance.
The postbox has late last collection times - unsurprisingly being outside the delivery office – 6:15 on weekday evenings and 12:30 on Saturday lunchtimes.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 16 Jun 2009
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Christchurch: old post office entrance
This is the entrance to the former post office, accessed through a small arcade off the High Street. The post office was alongside the sorting office, which is still in the same location but accessed from Wick Lane.
The post office today is in separate premises across the road in Castle Street:
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Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 14 Sep 2013
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Christchurch, The Thomas Tripp
Pub in Wick Lane, formerly The Plumber's Arms. Thomas Tripp was an imaginary C17 smuggler. Internally, L-shaped bar, open-plan with a raised platform & garden. Cask ales on offer at my visit: Ringwood Best & Fortyniner, Hopback Summer Lightning. For some customer reviews, see http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/25/2573/Thomas_Tripp/Christchurch
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 9 Aug 2009
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The Blue Plaques of Christchurch: No. 18
This plaque is above the entrance to a small development off Wick Lane in what used to be the yard of the Dolphin Hotel. Still extant in the courtyard is the former Trolley Bus Turntable that used to turn the buses around to enable their return to Bournemouth.
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Image: © Mike Searle
Taken: 18 May 2014
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Buildings of Christchurch (a selection): 67 High Street
This building of c.1900 stands on the site of the house of John Clingan who traded here as a wealthy mercer at the end of the C17. Before his death in 1714, he made a will leaving his house, shop, and other property that established in 1736 the charity Clingan's Trust that continues to this day.
Image: © Mike Searle
Taken: 18 May 2014
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The Blue Plaques of Christchurch: No. 11
This plaque on the front of the present building (Bookends) in the High Street was built c.1900 on the site of Clingan House. This was a property left by John Clingan in 1714, that together with other property, provided income towards a charitable trust established in 1736 that continues to this day.
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Image: © Mike Searle
Taken: 18 May 2014
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Wick Lane - Church Street
Image: © Betty Longbottom
Taken: 20 Apr 2016
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Trolleybus on Christchurch turntable
A Bournemouth Sunbeam MF2B trolleybus being turned round at the turntable in Church Street between Church Lane and Wick Lane. This turntable entrance has since been built over, although the turntable itself can still be seen in a courtyard.
Image: © David Hillas
Taken: 5 Apr 1969
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