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Title: Birchgrove -Old Post Office Row, Caerphilly Rd
Post by: sjc204 on Sunday 08 January 12 22:47 GMT (UK)

Does anyone know where this would be?  It's an address in the 1911 Census.  There is a current post office in a row of buildings by the New Inn, but if it was called "Old" post office row then surely it can't be in the same place as the current P O.? Anyone know where the old PO would have been?

There seems to have been another Post Office up towards Maes-y-Coed Road - could that be Old Post Office Row?  I'm guessing the P O was what is now Birchgrove Carpets....?

Many thanks

Steve

Title: Re: Birchgrove -Old Post Office Row, Caerphilly Rd
Post by: Morganllan on Tuesday 10 January 12 00:42 GMT (UK)

Hello  :)

Have you tried the Historical Directories site? Post Office Row comes under Whitchurch Street Directory in Cardiff Directory 1914. It lists a route of the streets, e.g. Caerphilly Road, Philog Rd intersects, Coronation Road intersects, Dorset House, Rydal Mount, the Croft, St Elmo, The Birches, Garden View, Crystal View, the Greenway,...... Brickworks Cottages, Pheonix Brickworks, Hickmott Terrace, then cross over to Post Office Row.

http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/findbykeyword.asp

Kind Regards
Morgan

Title: Re: Birchgrove -Old Post Office Row, Caerphilly Rd
Post by: sjc204 on Tuesday 10 January 12 11:48 GMT (UK)

Hi Morgan, Many thanks.  It seems to describe addresses on one side of Caerphilly Road from New Inn up to Hickmott Terrace, then cross over to Post Office Row. So I think P O Row might be the only building on the East side of the road, near the junction with Maes y Coed Road.  (anybody tell me if I am wrong?)

Interesting that they don't call it "Old" Post Office Row, as in the census.

My ancestor wasn't there in 1914 but looking at the 1911 directory he is there, although they don't name Post Office Row, it is just part of Caerphilly Road.

Steve

Title: Re: Birchgrove -Old Post Office Row, Caerphilly Rd
Post by: cardiff on Tuesday 10 January 12 16:25 GMT (UK)

Hi
Have you thought about calling into cardiff Library they may well have a map of the area the date you are interested in ;)
I assume you can visit the library?
cheers cardiff :-\

Title: Re: Birchgrove -Old Post Office Row, Caerphilly Rd
Post by: sjc204 on Tuesday 10 January 12 16:40 GMT (UK)

Hi Cardiff, that might be an idea for next time I'm there (I don't live near and I don't go there very often). In any case it's not vital, I just like to collect what information I can get.
Cheers Steve