British Postal Service Appointment Books

[nell1850]

I've just found a name I'm researching in the British Postal Service Appointment Book on Ancestry. I need some help interpreting the abbreviation in the column labelled 'Situation to which nominated'. It looks like Lr Cr. or maybe Lr Gr. It appears against numerous names. Can anyone advise me? The record is for John Ward Sept 1882.
Many thanks

[Mothership136]

I was wondering if it was an abbreviation for Letter Carrier

[nell1850]

Thank you for that suggestion. That does make some sense. On one of his children's baptism records, he is described as a rural postal messenger!

[mshrmh]

Nell - some Post Office appointments also appeared in the London Gazette so you may also find him there. In case you haven't tried there:
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/

[nell1850]

Nell - some Post Office appointments also appeared in the London Gazette so you may also find him there. In case you haven't tried there:
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/

Thank you for the tip 

[GPearce]

See list of abbreviations at the very end of the Family History Guide on the British Postal Museum and Archive's website: http://postalheritage.org.uk/page/3292/Family-History-Research-Guide
No obvious matches, but perhaps this will give you some leads.

[Hercule Poirot]

The Ancestry database is a bit of hit and miss, not all appointments are recorded and with the end date I am also missing from the entries.

[littlefacey]

Could you help me decipher Mollie Tuckers description? looks like it begins with a 't'.

[Rena]

I've found a website which offers this:-

Getting posted to the post office:-

Tpnst – Telephonist

http://cutlock.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/getting-posted-to-the-post-office/