Wednesday
Nov062024

Derek Charles Vaux T901

Sometimes information is slow to obtain,

Derek Charles Vaux T901 Passed away in the Leicester Royal Infermary on 7th September 2024 aged 90, his widow Mary was a Telephonist at Free Lane Exchange and kept records of ex Telephonists many who met and later married Messengers.

Tuesday
Apr092024

Graham William Bradshaw T951

sadly Graham passed away on Saturday 6th April 2024 he will be remembered as Brady or Brushhead a small man with a large sense of fun and mischief plaguing many Supervisors with his stunts.

mike T901

Wednesday
Jan242024

John William (titch) Allen

John William (titch) Allen T15 1/1/1951 Then transferred to BT

John passed away in Hospital on 21st January 2024 age 87.

He will be cremated at Cromer Cremetorium.

He was well known for his sense of humour and was also known as Issie Wissie (imay have spelt this wrong) a Childrens Magician

Friday
Dec152023

Mopper in the 60,s

I started as a messenger boy at 15 at Victoria D.O. The PSM was mister Lamb. In 1964 I spent a short time at South Kensinton on loan. When I was 16 I moved to Battersea D.O. (The PSM was Mr Odell & Derek Minter) For Motorcycle Training the Instructor would take us out, and about Wimbledon Common practising figure of eights in the very narrow lanes no feet down just clutch control. When the time came for my test I had to go toCrown Point Office were the examiner was Mr bremner, there was myself and another mopper luckily we both passed off came the L plates back to the office and bogged by the other lads. I stayed at Battersea for about a year I can recall some, Colin Livet,Geoffrey Hastings,Colin moffet. I wish I could remember them all we had great times together and some not so good bad winters. I finished my time as a mopper at Upper Tooting SDO my best friend there was Frank Richardson after work we would go out on our M/C,s him on his Triiumph 350cc and me on my Norton 350cc. great days. At 18 I became Postman at Tooting Sorting Office. Now living in Barbham near Bognor still ride my Royal Enfield 500cc.

John (jet) Harris

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Friday
Dec152023

Brighton 1974/75

Ah good day, I wonder if you could help, I am seeking photographs of telegram boys from 1974/75 from Ship Street Brighton, A very good friend of mine, worked there during this period, by the name of Terry Linttot, I believe he would have been around 17.

ray

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