Site of Post Office, Little Shelford

History of former post office

Fanny Wale in ‘Shelford Parva’ writes about John Everett who lived at this site.

The post office was a large thatched cottage on the corner opposite the blacksmith.

John was the church clerk and sexton at All Saint’s Church for 40 years. The picture of John is a photo by Palmer Clarke of a water colour by Fanny Wale in 1903.

He was sexton until he was knocked down by a bicycle three years before his death. This left his leg injured so that he could not dig, not could he work as postman as collections and deliveries happened four times a day.

His son Robert took over as postman and his daughter Alice Wisbey as postmistress.

Later the post office was also a grocers shop. Since 1908 the shop was kept by Mrs Miles, sister in law to the previous post master, Mr Clamp. Charles Gee was post master in 1908; by 1915 Miss Hyde had taken over.

Letters arrived at 7am and 5pm; they went out at 8am, 12,15 pm and 7.45 pm.