The Old Post Office. by happypat

The Old Post Office.

The building on the left of the picture used to be a very busy place & I can remember queuing up here after school to post letters etc.
You went in the main door & in front of you were a whole line of people behind windows, everything in those days was done by the Post Office staff. There were no books of stamps until they put a little stamp machine on the side of the outside wall... progress indeed!
The Post Office is now situated in the centre of town down a narrow street & no one can find it!!

Those seats are all the way round the very large & imposing Cenotaph in Preston Flag Market.
fabulous composition, love the tones. ..is the museum nearby?..I visited Preston a few months ago and this looks familiar.
February 9th, 2013  
@aslessknownsu Yes you are right Susan the Harris Museum is just a bit further on to the right, might show that tomorrow if nothing better!!! Thank you for your interest.
February 9th, 2013  
This is a beautiful scene and perfectly edited. fav
February 9th, 2013  
Love the tones - a real old-fashioned feel.
February 9th, 2013  
It is exactly the same here -the original building is grand, the present building is difficult to get at and the staff are rude! They are talking about reducing mail to 3 times a week only!
February 9th, 2013  
@maggiemae oh goodness that's far too little !!! Sounds familiar though!!!
February 9th, 2013  
It's a lovely bit of Preston. They've moved our post office out of a lovely old building into a non- descript one & not you have to take a numbered ticket for one of three options (assisted by a nice man who helps you chose). They you have to wait on the sofas till your number comes up - it's surprisingly stressful as you don't want to miss the call and other people don't pay proper attention! @maggiemae that's terrible!
February 9th, 2013  
Lovely shot Pat. Super processing.
February 10th, 2013  
this is beautiful pat, just be careful , the no waiting sign takes away the 'timeless' feel to the shot ...could u have moved around a bot to avoid it ?
February 10th, 2013  
Isn't it funny how time changes things. E-mail versus snail mail, now here in the States come August will stop house delivery of mail.
February 10th, 2013  
This is a gorgeous shot. Love the sepia
February 10th, 2013  
@digitalrn only Saturdays for letter mail. Packages will still be delivered.
February 10th, 2013  
Love the nostalgic sepia tones in this, and the contrast is lovely!
February 10th, 2013  
@bpaquette Well that sounds a little better
February 10th, 2013  
Love this composition and it works so well in the sepia tones.
February 11th, 2013  
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