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

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

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

441155

Northing

552918

Grid Reference

NZ441155552918

Sources

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