Thelwall's historic old village post office, Bell Lane, Thelwall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SU
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Contributor:
Tony Smith / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2M9F1J0File size:
72.5 MB (2.9 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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6024 x 4204 px | 51 x 35.6 cm | 20.1 x 14 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
17 January 2023Location:
Bell Lane, Thelwall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SUMore information:
The post office and the village shop were at the heart of Thelwall life in the mid 1950s. The public telephone box outside the post office reflects an era before mobile phones became commonplace, The right-hand shop window would have been from P L Greenway, 'grocer and provision dealer', thi swould have been typical of the small general store which proceeded the supermarket age. Childhood memory from Richard Oxley: The post office door had an actual brass bell fitted to it, on entering if the post master was in the back their parrot used to scream 'Wipe your feet' followed by 'No stamps today' Adjacent Telephone kiosk. Type K6. Designed 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Made by various contractors. Cast iron. Square kiosk with domed roof. Unperforated crowns to top panels and margin glazing to windows and door. Listing NGR: SJ6519087551