Marham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximate 12 miles (19 km) away from King’s Lynn. The villages name means ‘Pool homestead/village’ or ‘hemmed-in land with a pool’. ~WIkipedia. Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk shows that Robert Parlett was postmaster here at that time. The sign above the door reads “R. PARTLETT, GROCER & TEA DEALER”. With a Post Office sign hanging below it. This is one of the best post office images I have come across; there’s so much going on here. Staff, posties, a wide range of bikes, and even a Royal…

Bawdeswell is a small rural village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is on a Roman road that ran east-west between Durobrivae near modern Peterborough and Smallburgh, crossing the Fen Causeway. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as Balderwella. It was the home of Chaucer’s Reeve in The Reeve’s Prologue and Tale in the Canterbury Tales. ~Wikipedia. Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk shows that Mrs Sarah Catton was postmistress here at the turn of the century. The image is poor, but it appears to be her name “CATTON” above the door, so that is likely to be…

Stibbard is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village’s name origin is uncertain. The name exists in a variety of spellings suggesting ‘border path’, ‘stone border’ and ‘stone bridge’. ~Wikipedia. The building still exists, as seen above – a post box remains there too. Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk indicates that Walter Norgate was postmaster at the turn of the century. The old post office is also shown on the First Edition OS Map.

Docking is a village and ancient civil parish in the north-west of the English county of Norfolk. It is near the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest. ~Wikipedia. Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk reports that a Walter Overton was postmaster around the turn of the century. This scene still exists as can be seen above – it’s not clear which building the post office was and I’m not sure if it is shown in the view. A Post Office is marked on the OS First Edition Map.

West Dereham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the town of Downham Market, 12 miles (19 km) south of the larger town of King’s Lynn and 37 miles (60 km) west of the city of Norwich. ~Wikipedia. According to the Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk around this time the postmaster was a Edward E. Barrow. There is a dated cancelation on the back from Brandon for January 14th 1908.

Shelfanger is a village situated about 3 miles from the town of Diss in Norfolk, England. There is a church and a village hall in the village. ~Wikipedia. The postmaster around the time of this postcard (posted 1905) was a George Youels according to Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk. On the reverse of this postcard is a very clear Diss cancellation for October 23rd 1905.

Forncett is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It includes the villages of Forncett St Peter, Forncett St Mary and Forncett End. ~Wikipedia I think this is the building, it’s difficult to see on Google Maps. The pattress plate or anchor plate (the white disc to the right of front) seems to identify it, as well as the building structure – which has undergone some alterations. Although the postcard reads “Forncett St. Peter Post Office”, this building is located in Forncett End as we know it today. I don’t see it marked on the old OS map,…

Costessey is a civil parish situated 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Norwich in Norfolk, England. ~Wikipedia The old building is still there and has undergone some alterations. The modern post office is behind the camera, just on the other side of the mini roundabout. Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk lists John Laws as the postmaster around the time of the postcard. An example of the Costessey postmark from another postcard is shown below.

Rollesby is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A149 road, adjacent to Rollesby Broad and Ormesby Broad, about 12 km (7.5 mi) north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 30 km (19 mi) east of the city of Norwich. ~Wikipedia Clearly the postcard shows that this post office was highly camouflaged back in the early 1900s! There was no location marked on the old OS maps but usually I find most of the old post offices around the centre of the town, this was no exception. Without the ivy…

Eaton is a village and a suburb of the city of Norwich, the county town of Norfolk in the East of England. Eaton lies to the southwest of the city centre on the A11 road, the main route to London/Cambridge. ~Wikipedia In the postcard view the post office is to the right. It’s hard to tell if any of the buildings there now are the remains of the original ones, but it looks to me like it has all gone. We can tell it’s the right location as the distant building is still there. Here also is a view from…

I’m adding this second image of Overstrand as it’s pointing to the other side on Harbord Road. This is from a used postcard that is dated October 1907, with a KEVII stamp. The cancel is very unclear so I haven’t included an image. There is a postmark shown in my first post for Overstrand. It can be seen that things have not changed that much in over a century. The post office (on the right) appears to be private homes now. Here’s a close up from the postcard which clearly shows the “Post Office” sign. The first edition OS map…

Filby is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It derives its name from the Viking File the Dane, who settled in the area around AD 800. The village is situated on the shores of Filby Broad and Ormesby Little Broad, in the Broads National Park. ~Wikipedia