Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Postal Deliveries....
In 1896 there were four postal deliveries of letters a day in Tonbridge. The first at 7am, then 10am, 4pm and the last at 6-30pm. So it would have been possible to invite someone for dinner by post card in the morning and receive a reply the same day. Today there's just one delivery at around about 10-30am or whenever they get around to it. There's progress for you! And in 1896 there was always the telegraph office for more urgent messages....
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We got our post at 4.30 or there abouts on Saturday.
They should re-name themselves "Random Mail". We never know when ours is going to turn up, but it's never before 1 pm.
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