I'm intrigued regarding the 'sins' involving a post-office !
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It seems that Liz has very rapidly caught the spirit of the Forum.(Doubtless because of all the spivs, ne'er-do-wells and gamblers lurking in the back streets of Hertford. Not to mention the bugs in the PO and swimming baths...)
Was this why there was a purpose built post-office at Horsham for the boy' use? When was it decided to close it?J.R. wrote:Yes please, Liz - Do tell !!
I'm intrigued regarding the 'sins' involving a post-office !
This always seemed really obvious to me. The Post Office enteree would be able to send and receive her own mail - maybe even establish a Post Restante-style extra-institutional correspondence system. She might receive parcels with forbidden content, purchase stamps, send Valentines, withdraw money from a Post Office savings account (and thus have the funds to run away), buy Premium Bonds - well, I can imagine all sorts of hideous possibilities!Liz60 wrote:As to where or how the rule re post offices evolved, I simply cannot imagine!
Beehive?Liz Jay wrote:Re Post Offices....my late father felt much the same way about pubs. I had dire warnings when I left home in Germany for the student lifestyle in UK
I was pretty terrified when as a new undergraduate I ventured into my first Black Horse/Red Lion/Spotted Dog/Whatever in Sheffield - expecting a den of vice and iniquity. Certainly Spivs, Gamblers and Ne'er Do Wells at the very least.....
Just a few amiable overweight middle-aged blokes playing Shove Ha'Penny and rather a lot of smoke?
Not at all what I had expected!
Liz
Just realised that I knew exactly where the Post Office was located, but never used it.DavidRawlins wrote:Was this why there was a purpose built post-office at Horsham for the boy' use? When was it decided to close it?J.R. wrote:Yes please, Liz - Do tell !!
I'm intrigued regarding the 'sins' involving a post-office !
Now this is curious? I do seem to remember a Rule about alien swimming baths! But was there another swimming bath within striking distance? There may have been one somewhere in Hertford.Liz60 wrote: It may have been allied to a similar rule concerning swimming baths.... Not to mention the bugs in the PO and swimming baths...)
Technically it was out of bounds so you couldn't go there without permission. Of course you passed it en route to the Armoury and swimming pool and it was relatively easy to get permission to fish in the farm pool - just past the post office but would the P O staff report any pupil customers? I also had no use for the post office.jhopgood wrote:Just realised that I knew exactly where the Post Office was located, but never used it.DavidRawlins wrote: Was this why there was a purpose built post-office at Horsham for the boy' use? When was it decided to close it?
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