Rushden Research Group: Post Office

Sub-Post Offices

This early postcard shows the bustle around the Post Office,
in about 1905, before the High Street was widened in 1910.

Sub-Postmasters [From Trade Directories]

Kelly's 1898	Mr. J. T. Reid - sub-postmaster [at 136 W'boro Rd - moved to 142]
[several]	Charles Hewitt - sub-postmaster [35 High Street 1871-1901 census]
Kelly's 1903	Mrs. Emily Mary Berrill sub-postmistress [78 W'boro Rd]
Kelly's 1903	Ebenezer Brown - sub-postmaster - 3 Newton Road
Kelly's 1914	J. Eagle - sub-postmaster - High Street South - Commerce House
Kelly's 1914	George Brown - sub-postmaster - Higham Road
Kelly's 1914	T. Overy - sub-postmaster - 49 Newton Road
Kelly's 1914	Miss Grace Neillie Harris - sub-postmistress - 144 Wellingborough Road
Kelly's 1920	Miss Emily Brown - sub-postmistress - 10 Higham Raod
Kelly's 1920	T. Overy - sub-postmaster - 49 Newton Road
Kelly's 1920	Miss Grace Neillie Harris - sub-postmistress - 144 Wellingborough Road
Kelly's 1924	Mrs Emily Watson - sub-postmistress - 10 Higham Road
Kelly's 1924	James Bernard Langdon - sub-postmaster - 75 Newton Road
Kelly's 1924	Miss Grace Neillie Harris - sub-postmistress - 144 Wellingborough Road
Kelly's 1928	Sub-Office - 10 Higham Road
Kelly's 1928	Sub-Office - 75 Newton Road
Kelly's 1928	Sub-Office - 146 Wellingborough Road


	A notice of assessment for Income Tax in 1872 to Charles Hewitt, sub-postmaster, for £25. The signature of J Groome in receipt of the sum who was the Postmaster at Higham Ferrers, the main Post Office, Rushden being a sub-office

In a period of great expansion for the Post Office the Rushden Head Office was developed.
Cromwell Road, Rushden Hill, and Wellingborough Road sub-offfices opened in 1897,
Newton Road in 1901, and Higham Road in 1905.

Extract from Council Meeting June 1899

The Sub Post Offices
A letter was received from Messrs. J. T. Reid, of Wellingborough-road, and T. E. Tinkler, of Higham-road, asking for the sanction of the Council to the closing of their sub post offices on Thursday afternoons.

The Clerk said it appeared that the Post Office authorities would not give permission for the offices to close without the Council’s sanction.

Mr. Denton thought the public was entitled to some consideration, and though they would none of them wish to keep Mr. Reid and Mr. Tinkler at work, it would be well if their offices were open for an hour before the last mail went out.

After a short discussion the Council decided to accede to the application.


Newton Road Post Office - Thomas Overy sub-postmaster c1920	Little Street/harborough Road sub-postoffice c1920

Rushden Echo & Argus, 4^th December 1931, transcribed by Kay Collins

30 years ago – 29^th Nov 1901

It was announced that a new sub-post office would be opened at the premises of Mr Ebenezer Brown, near the Athletic Club, Rushden.

Rushden Echo, 11^th July 1924

A sub-post-office was opened in Higham-road, Rushden.

Post Offices

were required to hold a licence to sell stamps for Postage and Inland Revenue and several Acts were passed to govern this from 1870 to 1891.

News & Notes

1950s: Mr. Hammond was the sub-postmaster at Newton Road P.O. on the corner of Newton Road and Cromwell Road (formerly kept by Langdons).

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