The Post Office; 1900 - 1950

The building at 22 / 24 High Street may be one of the oldest in the village; it actually dates back over 300 years, although the crest shows that it was updated in the 1800s. It was possibly a baker’s at one time, as well as a draper’s shop. It was also the village Post Office 100 years ago, from about 1900 until about 1930. Letters used to arrive from Chippenham around 4:30 in the morning, and were guaranteed to be delivered to your house by 7am. If you wanted to post a letter, last collection to be taken to Chippenham was at 9:30 in the evening. In the 1930s the Post Office was in 43 High Street, and then in the 1940s it was in the Corner Shop. Note the sign on the left of the photo of 22-24 High Street; it is on the front of Barrington's Shop.