Date:1930 - 1940 (c.)
Description:From about 1900 the village post office in Walton-on-the-Hill was in the thatched cottage at 14 Walton Village, next to the smithy. It was run by Katherine Woods while her husband Samuel ran his painting and decorating business from the back of the premises. Katherine Woods ran the post office for 40 years until she died in 1941. As part of her job she took incoming telephone calls for villagers and made calls out for them. Her husband Samuel died in 1932.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Photograph of William Longson (1867- 1948) and Annie Longson, nee Fryer (1872- 1950) ...
Samuel and Kathrine Woods at Walton on the Hill Post Office.
Mr W.M. Giles, the village blacksmith, shoeing a horse at Walton on the Hill Smithy ...
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From about 1900 the village post office in Walton-on-the-Hill was in the thatched cottage at 14 Walton ...
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Creators: Mr Harvey Woods - Contributor
Image courtesy of: Mr Jim Foley
Donor ref:The_Old_Post_Office_Walton_on_the_Hill_001.jpg (55/25166)
Source: Miscellaneous Collection
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