GeneralPostOffice

General Post Office

John Street

Opening Ceremony of The New Post Office - Nov 23rd 1905

(Postcard courtesy of Mrs Gill Thomas, West Grove)

Dowlais Post Office Telegram Boy

L-R :- Maisie Lippyard, Reg Griffiths

(Photograph courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Central Post Staff - Circa 1934

(Courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Post Office Dinner

Top Table L-R :- ?, Miss Pugh, D T Davies, Mary Davies, Dan Bryant, Wilf O' Brien, ?, George Wall, Ron Bonfield,

Betty Bonfield, Betty Cross, Steve Evans , Bessie Richards, Mrs. Jones, Leonard Jones

Bottom Right Table (Anticlockwise) :- Pat Pound, Leighton Jones, Owen Jones, Betty Jones, Ron Jones, ?, ?, ?, David John,

Gwyn Thomas, Jim Hall, Gordon Thomas, Dawn Lloyd, Tommy Lloyd, Mrs Jones, Peter Jones, ?, ?, Stan Fisher, Mrs Fisher,

?, ?, Mrs Price, Derek Price, ?, ?, ?, ?

Middle Table (Anticlockwise) :- ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Dorothy Owen (Sub post-mistress of Merthyr Vale), Mr Owens, Roy Newton,

Lal Newton, Eirwen Roberts, Ron Roberts, Joan Jones, Bill Jones, Ralph Tasker, Valmai Tasker, ?, ?, Mavis Morgan, Vince Morgan, ?, ?,

Peter Maurice, ?, Trevor Phillips

Bottom Left Table (Anticlockwise) :- ?, ?, Vi Taylor, Vi Taylor's Daughter, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Colin Hughes (Top), ?, Ted Gough,

Terry Sullivan, John Gliddon, Jack Pembridge, Derek and Mair (Troedyrhiw Post Office), ?

(Photograph courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Post Office Occasion

Back Row L-R :- Mary Davies, Miss Pugh, ?, Stan Fisher, Mrs Fisher, Mr Evans, Mrs Evans

(Photograph courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Merthyr Post Office

L-R :- Reg Griffiths, Stan Fishers, Bill Newby, Cleaner, Les Pound

(Photograph Courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Merthyr Post Office

L-R :- ?, George Wall, Stan Fisher, Reg Griffiths

(Photograph Courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

General Post Office and staff, in the 1960's

(Courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

A good luck handshake from Leighton Jones (left),

secretary of the postal worker's union, for post office

inspector Leslie Pound of Merthyr who was retiring

after 45 years of service

(Merthyr Express photograph courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Presentation to post office staff

L-R:- Dan Bryant asst. Head Postmaster, Vince Parry, Sorting Office Inspector, Leonard Jones, Kevin McSweeney, Jim Mcdonald, George Bennett, ?,

Dai John, Jack Richards, Head Postmaster, Vivian Jones, Trevor Phillips, Gwyn Thomas, Gordon Thomas, Glen Morse, Noel Price, Billy Wilkins, George Wall asst. Inspector.

(Courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Merthyr Postmen at the back of the post office - Late 1960's, early 1970's

(Photograph courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Sorting Office Staff - 1960's

(Courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Post office staff

(Courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Presentation at the sorting office

(Courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Post Office Union School

L to R:- Leighton Jones, Ted Gough, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?

(Photograph Courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

Esme Angove, Telegraphist, and Kitty Walsh, Head Post Mistress - Circa 1970

(Courtesy of Glenys and Leighton Jones)

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