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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
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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.
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 |