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The Post Office had occupied these purpose-built premises for only one year when this photograph was taken, having previously occupied G E Page's milliners and draper's business three doors along.

The Ministry of Works built the post office of Portland Stone in 1927 in a restrained Baroque style.

Built in the inter-war years, the post office is typical of many similar government and public administration buildings of the time that can be seen around the country.

The inn, dating from the 15th century, was a posting house; the old stables have been converted to garages.

This building contained the village post office and the public house. The unusual name comes from the ship of Captain Philip Broke of Nacton, whose estate extended into Bucklesham.

On the left is the town's Post Office, converted from a private house.

Taken from the Grand Parade, this view shows well the much-needed 1903 windbreak screen and the higher deck level of the post-1877 rebuilt landward section of the pier, which had been washed

Here we see the post-1953 sea wall, stepped here to allow access to the beach.

Despite its relative isolation from the main mining areas, St Mawes is thought to have been an early tin trading post.

On the right is the Crafthole Methodist Chapel, built in 1867, while the house jutting out into the road on the left is now the shop and Post Office.

The post office (on the left of the picture), under the management of F G Fitchett, is apparently the fulcrum of village life.

Amongst the display boards outside the post office, in the Forty, is one advertising two home fixtures of Reading Football Club: one match against Arsenal and the other against Brentford.

A post office, a shop and a hairdresser's still serve a larger and more varied community.

The post office completes the scene.

Marsh's Stores, shown on the right, is currently the village's general store and post office, while a modern building fills the gap to the left of the stores.

Both Slinfold House (on the left) and Slinfold's stores and post office are clad in an attractive pattern of mathematical tiles, which were very popular in the 18th century.

The building to the right of the Scott K3 telephone kiosk is probably the village post office.

The post office, the Green Dragon and, opposite, the New Inn, overlook the cross-roads at the centre of the village. Galgate's inns once played a part in nominating the village 'mayor'.

The gateway to the right is part of the 19th-century Market House, which became the post office.

The Fearnhead post office on the corner of Fearnhead Lane (right) advertises Sanpic, which 'Destroys Sink Odours'.

Just behind the parked car on the left is the carved entrance to the post office, while on the right a Singer's sign advertises the advantages of sewing on an electrically powered machine.

The flint-faced post office is on the right. Note the lone policeman keeping a watchful eye on events in the right foreground.

Note the rugby posts, ever a central theme in South Walian life, towards the left of the picture. The pitch shown here is now home to Abergavenny Rugby Club.

The wooden stumps (bottom left) are known as strapping posts, and were used to tie up boats. Their state in this view appears to be somewhat poor.