Ryhope, post office

HER Number:
16260

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Ryhope, post office

Place:
Ryhope

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Communications

Site Type: Broad:
Postal System Structure

Site Type: Specific:
Post Office

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
In 1856 the postmaster was Thomas Liddle. Letters arrived from Sunderland at 10am each day and were despatched to Sunderland at 1pm.

Easting:
41155

Northing:
52918

Grid Reference:
NZ4115552918

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
William Whellan & Co, 1856, History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham, p 616