Hi Donna, Dick & Listers ! I have read that the introduction of postal sub-districts with numbers added to the compass points was brought about because so many postmen had joined the forces that they had been replaced by post- women who were obviously not so familiar with the system and it was felt that the sub-divisions made the whole setup more logical. Many thanks Dick for the very interesting Wikipedia entry with its excellent maps ! Best Wishes ! Roger. ---------------------- On 31 Aug 2008, at 10:20, Donna wrote: > Dick, > > Thank you! I believe you might have solved my puzzle as to why the > family > were 'away' from where I expected them to be, given that the 'N' > postal > district covered Islington and that is also where the other > Junction Road > you mention appears to be. > > I did notice in the Wikipedia entry that the postal sub-districts > (N1, etc) > were set up in 1917; in my photo the groom and several of the other > men are > in uniform, so I would hazard a guess that my time-frame of late > 1910s is > correct given that businesses (and individuals, no doubt) might not > have > updated their 'stationery' immediately.... > > Thank you again, > Donna > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dick Mathews [mailto:rm006a0005@blueyonder.co.uk] > Sent: 30 August 2008 22:41 > To: Donna > Cc: Essex-UK@rootsweb. com > Subject: Re: [Ess] Old Photos > > > Hello Donna > > I think the addresses contain a clue not noticed by other listers. > 'Romford Rd, E' and 'Junction Rd, N' imply addresses in the London > area > prior to the introduction of numbered postal districts. There is a > Junction Rd in North London, (actually on the bounary between the > N7 and > N19 postcodes) that would at one time have been part of the 'N' > district, and Romford Rd (i.e. the road to Romford) would have been in > the 'E' district. > There is a useful Wikipedia entry at > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_postal_district> which explains > that simple 'N' and 'E' suffixes ran from 1858 to 1917. > > Dick Mathews > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK- > admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ESSEX-UK- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >