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The
Old Post Office at Scredington
Deep
amid the mildly-undulating terrain of the rural acres of
Lincolnshire (that's in England, don't you know), the ancient
village of Scredington is there to be discovered. Surrounded as
it is by agricultural countryside,
and a place where
you can hear the birds whistling in the trees, the village of
Scredington may find itself described in various fashionable
guidebooks as "unspoilt", (as if the general default
condition of old villages was otherwise). Among the many
attractions of Scredington there is the historic Old Post Office.
This remarkable building is clearly visible as you drive slowly
and carefully through the village, showing due care and attention
to other folk, wildlife, and to what might be round the next bend
in the road.
The
Old Post Office at Scredington is a fine example of an old
village post office, once the centre of communication in a rural
community. With its classic Victorian shop front,
you can
see it's a place that in a previous age you could go and buy a
Penny Black stamp, for a penny, affix it to a letter, and post
the letter for delivery by the postman within a reasonable time
to a place far away.
Sticklers
for historical accuracy may note that in those days you would not
be able to post the letter into that post box in the front wall
of the post office, as it is a post box from a much later period,
as can be seen from the EIIR ironwork
on the front, suggesting quite strongly that it is a postbox of
the Second Elizabethan Age.
The
Old Post Office at Scredington is undergoing a program of
restoration, though it is unlikely to be open to the public for
the next few years. Good restoration is worth waiting for.
As
well as having a historic heritage, Scredington Post Office also
has a future aspect, it being a place of Internet activity in the
early 21st Century, for it is the home of Stamp Demon. At the
Stamp Demon website you can buy collectible stamps,
investigate the
philatelic history of the world, make contact with international
stamp collectors, and go shopping online for a wide variety of
products and services. See, it's not just about stamps! To find
out more, visit www.stampdemon.co.uk
A
few other good Scredington resources include:
www.roffe.co.uk/earthworks/moats/scredington.htm
www.tic.oden.co.uk/cgi-bin/webdata/webdata_explore.pl?fid=972388014&query=pagenum%3D2%26cgifunction%3DSearch&cgifunction=form
www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Scredington/
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~heckington/Nearby_Villages/Swarby/Swaton/Silk_Willoughby/Scott_Willoughby/scredington.html
