Picture of the Month - Hadleigh Archive

Hadleigh’s History on your Doorstep

The component sections for a temporary Post Office shown arriving at the present High Street Car Park site during the 1980’s. During early 1985 a bulge in the brickwork of the front elevation of the Hadleigh Post Office in Church Street was discovered following a failure of the brick footings. The façade was rebuilt using the original Suffolk White bricks. To maintain counter services during this major building operation, a temporary post office was provided, using the High Street Car Park as the location, which was owned by the Post Office, but leased to the B.D.C. as a car park.

In 1982 a new post office had been approved for the town, but the high architectural design requirements to meet the local conservation area, caused the abandonment of the project. Eventually, a post office counter was incorporated within a shop further along the High Street. Picture reference: CB 1065

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