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The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone By: Robert Charles Tombs (1842-1923) |
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No copyright date is indicated in the source material, but the last date mentioned is November, 1899. Found at the end of the text is a list of corrections of discovered publisher's typographic errors. THE BRISTOL ROYAL MAIL. [Illustration: THE POSTMASTER'S OFFICE, BRISTOL. From a photograph by Mr. Protheroe, Wine St., Bristol. ] All rights reserved. THE BRISTOL ROYAL MAIL. POST, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE. BY R. C. TOMBS, Postmaster of Bristol, Ex Controller of the London Postal Service. BRISTOL: J. W. ARROWSMITH, 11 QUAY STREET. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Page DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAIL SERVICES. RALPH ALLEN. 1532 1764 1 CHAPTER II. MAIL COACH ERA. JOHN PALMER. 1770 1818 17 CHAPTER III. 1818 ONWARDS. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. OLD MAIL GUARDS 35 CHAPTER IV. VICTORIAN ERA, 1837 1899. MAIL TRANSPORT BY RAILWAY. TRAVELLING POST OFFICES 49 CHAPTER V. BRISTOL POSTMASTERS. 1678 1899 68 CHAPTER VI. NOTABLE POST OFFICE SERVANTS OF BRISTOL ORIGIN 82 CHAPTER VII. POST OFFICE BUILDINGS 89 CHAPTER VIII. THE LOCAL POST OFFICE IN EARLY DAYS. SIR ROWLAND HILL. RECENT PROGRESS 121 CHAPTER IX. BRISTOL AS A MAIL PORT 141 CHAPTER X. POSTAL SERVICE. STAFF: ITS COMPOSITION, DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES. VOLUME OF WORK 160 CHAPTER XI. CHRISTMAS AND ST. VALENTINE SEASONS 175 CHAPTER XII. PUBLIC OFFICE: ITS BUSINESS. THE SAVINGS BANK. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS 186 CHAPTER XIII. TELEGRAPHS. TELEPHONES. EXPRESS DELIVERY 198 CHAPTER XIV. TELEGRAPH MESSENGERS 222 CHAPTER XV. LETTER DELIVERY SYSTEM. POSTMEN: THEIR DUTIES AND RECREATIONS 234 CHAPTER XVI. POST LETTER BOXES: POSITION, VIOLATION, PECULIAR USES 253 CHAPTER XVII. RURAL DISTRICT SUB POSTMASTERS. RURAL POSTMEN. INCIDENTS 257 CHAPTER XVIII. GENERAL FREE DELIVERY OF LETTERS 287 CHAPTER XIX. RETURNED LETTER OFFICE 292 ILLUSTRATIONS. THE POSTMASTER'S OFFICE, BRISTOL Preface iv RALPH ALLEN OF CROSS POST FAME Page 8 " HIS RESIDENCE AT PRIOR PARK, BATH 10 " HIS TOWN HOUSE IN BATH 12 " HIS TOMB AT CLAVERTON 16 JOHN PALMER, INTRODUCER OF MAIL COACHES 20 OLD ENGLISH "FLYING" MAIL COACH 22 MAIL COACH. PLATE DEDICATED TO PALMER 34 THE WEST COUNTRY MAIL COACHES ABOUT TO LEAVE PICCADILLY 36 THE LAST OF THE MAIL GUARDS 44 ARRIVAL OF THE BATH AND BRISTOL MAIL COACH AT ROADSIDE INN 48 START OF MAIL COACHES FROM BUSH INN, BRISTOL 52 THE OLD PASSAGE, AUST 56 JOHN GARDINER 70 THOMAS TODD WALTON, SENIOR 72 THOMAS TODD WALTON, JUNIOR 74 EDWARD CHADDOCK SAMPSON 80 SIR FRANCIS FREELING, BART 82 THE BRISTOL HEAD POST OFFICE IN 1899 118 THE "GREAT WESTERN" 152 |
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