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In medieval times Tickhill, which lies 4 miles south of Doncaster, was more important than Sheffield; its castle, built about 1130, was one of the most important in the north - we can just

Dickens's brain than Sam himself, but its counterpart in our everyday world is said to have lain in North Street, the King's Head, a vast establishment in the 18th century, now vanished, like the Post

Round the bend, past the old garage, the A271 continues as Gardner Street, the main shopping street of the village.

The King's Arms now serves as the post office and village store as well as a public house.

The Bower House is a timber-framed hall house with a kingpost roof.The Tiger public house was once Church House—behind the brick façade it has a king post roof and a 15th-century hall.

At the opposite end of Chapel Lane stands the post office (left), which originally offered a full counter service, but is now relegated to sorting and parcels distribution.

The steps used to lead into the post office, but it is now a restaurant and Tourist Information Office.

On the right is the 1884 post office; its decorative detailing recalls the ancient East Anglian tradition of pargetting.

included a wheelwright, saddler, blacksmith and farrier, carpenter, carrier, coalman, thatcher, thresher, shepherd, milkman, baker, butcher, general storekeeper and postmaster; in 1990 only the store, post

This picture looks westwards down the north side of West Street, with its lollipop limes, from the Post Office to Victoria Grove (right of centre).

the mid-1960s the university had embarked on an ambitious expansion programme complemented with an equally impressive building scheme.The university library is considered to be one of the finest post-Second

The Post Office proprietor was R F Brierley; alongside is the entrance to the builders' and decorators' yard, F J French & Sons.

The Post Office has gone, and the Westward Ho! based Buckleigh Laundry is now called Buckleigh Linen Service. The furthest building, The New Inn, still serves splendid meals.

Mr Burden's shop and Post Office is the centre of village life. Here we see the local bobby returning to his beat - his cycle is parked under the signpost.

On the right is the 1884 post office, with its decora- tive detailing, recalling the ancient East Anglian tradition of pargetting.

The steps used to lead into the post office, but it is now a restaurant and Tourist Information Office.

The mile post on the former green was set up by the Turnpike Trust in the 18th century for travellers using the new turnpike roads.

The post office stands next to the letter box (left).

On the left is the post office, which closed in the 1980s, and the Chequers Inn. Opposite is Victoria Place, dated 1837, the year Queen Victoria came to the throne.

Built in 1878, and flagship of the MacBrayne fleet, Columba was renowned for the quality of her passenger comfort, with saloons the full width of her hull, a barber's shop and a post office.

Penarth's post-war attempts to re-establish itself as a first-class resort were to be dealt a serious blow in May 1947.

We may be glad that the ugly power line post has also gone.

Beyond are the four little cottages now adapted into three shops (one of which, Ada Francis, is advertising her Dining & Tea Rooms), and the post office, which replaced that at Maplesden's

This tranquil scene, showing the church of St Mary, tastefully rebuilt in 1860 by Henry Woodyer, and the picturesque village stores and post office, gives little hint of a gruesome legend which developed