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codds
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old post office directories

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does RM have a stash of old post office trade directories in storage which they published or used in the old days. its for hobby related research purposes in sheffield. would like copies from 1840 to 1920,
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Re: old post office directories

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codds wrote:does RM have a stash of old post office trade directories in storage which they published or used in the old days. its for hobby related research purposes in sheffield. would like copies from 1840 to 1920,
you could try the postal heritage museum

http://postalheritage.org.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Lounge Lizard
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Re: old post office directories

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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
codds wrote:does RM have a stash of old post office trade directories in storage which they published or used in the old days. its for hobby related research purposes in sheffield. would like copies from 1840 to 1920,
you could try the postal heritage museum

http://postalheritage.org.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yes, if anywhere they will be there, in the basemant at Mount Pleasant. :Very Happy
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Re: old post office directories

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Lounge Lizard wrote:
TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
codds wrote:does RM have a stash of old post office trade directories in storage which they published or used in the old days. its for hobby related research purposes in sheffield. would like copies from 1840 to 1920,
you could try the postal heritage museum

http://postalheritage.org.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yes, if anywhere they will be there, in the basemant at Mount Pleasant. :Very Happy
Will be moving to Swindon though.
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