A 1939 Thornbury mystery

[double-trouble]

Yes via Bristol KYP..fantastic site that I use all the time .

[arthurk]

Another possible location for the post office in Almondsbury is here, dated c.1960:

https://www.francisfrith.com/almondsbury/almondsbury-the-post-office-c1960_a103036

This isn't the same as the one on the eBay postcard, but most of it is still there - adjusting the angle a bit on one of the links Debra gave gives this:

https://www.rootschat.com/links/01sw1/

[double-trouble]

Sat in the Swan Inn there a few times a few years back..strange , and never knew .
Of course though it might not be the place .

[Dundee]

Interspersed with various residences on "The Hill" the sequence is...

The Swan Hotel
Amesbury House
The Red House
"Brockholt", Post Office telephone exchange, Almondsbury
Memorial Hospital

I have given links for the hotel and The Red House.

Amesbury House still has signage on the gate.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sw2/

The hospital is now a private residence and is further up Gloucester Road.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sw3/

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/property/old-almondsbury-hospital-now-mansion-4655810

Joseph was born in Almondsbury and had lived there all of his life.

Debra 

[arthurk]

Interspersed with various residences on "The Hill" the sequence is...

The Swan Hotel
Amesbury House
The Red House
"Brockholt", Post Office telephone exchange, Almondsbury
Memorial Hospital

In view of that, I wonder if Brockholt/the PO was somewhere near what's marked as the Police Station on this map:

https://maps.nls.uk/view/109729336

[double-trouble]

The 1921-1943 ( Bristol KYP ) map clearly shows those properties mentioned ( alongwith the police station ) and also inc . the post office opp . side of the road . I wonder if the Brock Holt ( as a name ) was the name given to the house next door or very near ??

[double-trouble]

Interspersed with various residences on "The Hill" the sequence is...

The Swan Hotel
Amesbury House
The Red House
"Brockholt", Post Office telephone exchange, Almondsbury
Memorial Hospital

I have given links for the hotel and The Red House.

Amesbury House still has signage on the gate.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sw2/

The hospital is now a private residence and is further up Gloucester Road.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sw3/

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/property/old-almondsbury-hospital-now-mansion-4655810

Joseph was born in Almondsbury and had lived there all of his life.

Debra 

Think it is a very short distance along from here and near to the post office on the old maps which is on the opposite side of the road . The 1921 - 1943 map prev . mentioned , shows the telephone exchange ( without naming it ) and the Memorial Hospital with the P.O between and opp . as said .
May have been one of the smaller cottages still in situ / very near today ( ref . map links on google 0 .

[Dundee]

Another possible location for the post office in Almondsbury is here, dated c.1960:

https://www.francisfrith.com/almondsbury/almondsbury-the-post-office-c1960_a103036

This isn't the same as the one on the eBay postcard, but most of it is still there - adjusting the angle a bit on one of the links Debra gave gives this:

https://www.rootschat.com/links/01sw1/

The four circular anchor plates are still there.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sw7/

Debra 

[double-trouble]

Another possible location for the post office in Almondsbury is here, dated c.1960:

https://www.francisfrith.com/almondsbury/almondsbury-the-post-office-c1960_a103036

This isn't the same as the one on the eBay postcard, but most of it is still there - adjusting the angle a bit on one of the links Debra gave gives this:

https://www.rootschat.com/links/01sw1/
Hi Debra...like I said the strange thing is I've had drinks in the Swan a couple of times a few years ago , and stayed in the Almondsbury Hotel to the left of the pub as you approach the M5.The P.O on the map years I gave yesterday , show a post office approx . 200 yards up from this point on the opposite side of the roar with cottages dotted around it . The defining answer is out there and am going to look at Thornbury / Bristol libraries in 6 weeks or so to see if there are any directories for the area..you never know .

The four circular anchor plates are still there.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sw7/

Debra