• Old Norfolk Post Offices

    Fakenham, Norfolk

    February 28, 2019 - By 

    Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, about 19 miles (31 kilometres) north east of King’s Lynn, 19 miles (31 kilometres) south west of Cromer, and 25 miles (40 kilometres) north west of Norwich. ~Wikipedia Thanks to the help I gratefully received from Peter Boggis of the Fakenham Community Archive I have a lot of information on this one as well as numerous photos taken over various points in time. The location of this post office is in the street presently known as Old Post Office Street, which is…

  • Billingford Old Post Office
    Old Norfolk Post Offices

    Billingford, Norfolk

    August 27, 2018 - By 

    Billingford is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of East Dereham. The village is just north of the River Wensum, which forms the southern boundary of the parish. The village is on the B1145 road,[1] which links King’s Lynn and Mundesley. ~Wikipedia   Click the postcard if you want to see an enlarged image. As can be seen, the brick face of the building is now covered. Also the adjoining building to the left is somewhat shorter. The shop window and entrance have been converted into a…

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    Old Norfolk Post Offices Map II

    August 26, 2018 - By 

      This interactive map shows the post offices I have so far mapped locations of. Click the box at the top right for a full screen view. Sadly Google removed the street view from this type of map, but each location can be clicked on to reveal a link to the page here which does have a street view.

  • Kirby Cane Old Post Office
    Old Norfolk Post Offices

    Kirby Cane, Norfolk

    August 25, 2018 - By 

    Kirby Cane is a village and civil parish situated two miles (3.2 km) north-west of Beccles in Norfolk. ~Wikipedia   This is still a recognisable scene despite some alterations to the buildings. What looks like a shingle driveway in the Google image is now known as ‘Old Post Office Lane’. The location is also shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition Map which was surveyed between 1879 and 1886.   Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk shows that the postmaster at that time was a (John) Baker Flowers. He and his wife Mary appear in the 1891 Census, both aged 75. They…

  • Brancaster Post Office Early 1900s
    Old Norfolk Post Offices

    Brancaster, Norfolk

    August 25, 2018 - By 

    Brancaster is a village and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish of Brancaster comprises Brancaster itself, together with Brancaster Staithe and Burnham Deepdale. The three villages form a more or less continuous settlement along the A149 at the edge of the Brancaster Manor marshland and the Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve. ~Wikipedia   As can be seen the buildings are still present, with a few alterations, but they are no longer serving as the town’s post office. A little further east up the road there is the ’71 Club’ which offers…

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    Carson MicroBrite Plus Review – LED Lit Microscope

    February 22, 2017 - By 

    This is a quick review of Carson’s 60-120x LED microscope (MM-300). I bought one of these little microscopes late last year and was again impressed with Carson’s handiwork as I had been with their USB microscope. The following images should give you an idea of size and build. It’s a tidy thing. It’s a good compact size and fits in the hand or a pocket. I have found it very useful to make quick inspections of paper types. There is a lever with a circular motion that controls the zoom from 60-120x. I find the 60x is most useful to…

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    New Book : Old Norfolk Post Offices

    January 17, 2016 - By 

    Today I am pleased to announce the launch of my new book entitled “Old Norfolk Post Offices – A Picture Postcard Tour” by Roger A. Davie. Here’s the preface from the book and some further details… Over the past few years I have been collecting postcards of old Norfolk post offices and also hunting around to see if they still exist. But this was not on foot or by car, this was a virtual tour as I did this using Google Earth – the ambitious and sometimes controversial mapping program we have all no doubt heard of by now. Finding…

  • Fritton Old Post Office
    Old Norfolk Post Offices

    Fritton, Norfolk

    May 18, 2015 - By 

    Fritton is a village in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 9 km (5.6 mi) south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 11 km (6.8 mi) north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft. It should not be confused with the village of the same name near Morning Thorpe in Norfolk. ~Wikipedia

  • Catfield Old Post Office
    Old Norfolk Post Offices

    Catfield, Norfolk

    May 18, 2015 - By 

    Catfield is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 19.7 miles (31.7 km) south-east of Cromer, 17.3 miles (27.8 km) north-east of Norwich and 136 miles (219 km) north-east of London. The village lies 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south-south-east of the nearby town of Stalham. ~Wikipedia