IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Harveys Wynd, SANQUHAR, DG4 6DP
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Harveys Wynd, DG4 6DP by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (306 Images Found)
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Sanquhar: the post office
Sanquhar's post office is reckoned to be the oldest in the world, in terms of continuous presence in the same premises. It has been here since 1712. The counter date-stamp used at the office is specially inscribed:
SANQUHAR "1712" DUMFRIESSHIRE
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 20 Aug 2012
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Sanquhar: postbox № DG4 150
This replica Victorian postbox, of the 'Penfold' design, stands inside Image, and is emptied finally at 5pm on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays - i.e. half an hour before the office closes.
The plaque below the information plate reads: Royal Mail is proud to present this replica Victorian pillar box to the town of Sanquhar to commemorate the refurbishment of the post office.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 20 Aug 2012
0.02 miles
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Sanquhar Post Office
The oldest in the World established in 1712.
Image: © Billy McCrorie
Taken: 24 Apr 2014
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Sanquhar Post Office
The oldest in the World established in 1712.
Image: © Billy McCrorie
Taken: 24 Apr 2014
0.02 miles
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Sanquhar: bunting in the High Street
Bunting is strung across the road all down the High Street, for the town's Riding of the Marches festival, held on the 18th August or the nearest Saturday. See Image for more discussion.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 20 Aug 2012
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Sanquhar: the post office from across the road
Looking diagonally across the High Street at the world's oldest post office, Image, the view slightly marred by the traffic lights of the pedestrian crossing.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 20 Aug 2012
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Sanquhar High Street
This view includes the Post Office which, having been in use since its opening in 1712, is the longest-operating one in the world.
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg
Taken: 8 Jul 2018
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Sanquhar Post Office
The World's oldest working.
Image: © Billy McCrorie
Taken: 1 Jan 2019
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