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قراءة كتاب The Bristol Royal Mail: Post, Telegraph, and Telephone

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The Bristol Royal Mail: Post, Telegraph, and Telephone

The Bristol Royal Mail: Post, Telegraph, and Telephone

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Transcriber's Note: No copyright date is indicated in the source material, but the last date mentioned is November, 1899.

THE

BRISTOL ROYAL MAIL.


The Postmaster's Office, Bristol. From a photograph by Mr. Protheroe, Wine St., Bristol.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.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAIL SERVICES. RALPH ALLEN. 1532-1764. 5
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 Page 0
RALPH ALLEN OF CROSS POST FAME 6

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