Wardley Colliery Post
Office in 1926 at Woodbine House which was built in
1888, and was formerly a public house known as The Colliery Inn.
In September 1889, Mr. Thomas Robinson was refused a license to sell
beer off the premises despite a petition being handed in by 96% of
the residents. From 1911 to 2001 the Post Office at Wardley was
managed by five generations of the Wraith family.
The Colliery Post
Office was run by Elizabeth Brown and her daughter Jenny
at Woodbine House from 1911. Elizabeth married Jack
Teasdale and Jennie married John Wraith. When it moved to
West Crescent in 1939 it was known as "Wraith's and
Teasdale's". The paper girl is Jenny Gage with John and
Jenny Wraith.. |
