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170 POST OFFICE, CALL LANE. , . . . . THE Office opens for the !!,cneral delivery of letters. at seven o'clock in the morning, in summer, and eight o'clock in winter, the days for which change, are the fifth of April. and the fifth of October; such letters as are not rClrularly called for, are delivered by the letter carriers, who leave the office for this purpose, at the time of opening. Attendance is given during the whole of the day, until six o'clock in the evening, when it shuts for the dispatch of the North Mail. I.etters for this mail continue to be received with one penny for each, until half.pait six. when the bags are finally closed, which takes letters for the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire, the cou:lties of 'Vestmoreland. Cumberland, Northumberland, Durham, the whole of Scotland. the north ,of Ireland, and the Isle of Man; the intermediate towns from Tadcaster _to "Vare, and from Stilton to Stevenall;e, with all Lincolnshire, Cam-llridgeshire, Norfolk, (txcept Diss aDd Harleston) Bury St. Edmnnds, Brandon, and Mildenhall, in Suffolk; also to Olley, Skipton, Settle, Gargrave, Cross-hills. and K ildwifk, in YorkslJire; to Burn fey, Padi~ ham, Clitheroe, Blatkburn. and Ulverston, in Lancashire. The same mail arrives in Leeds, every morning, in summer, at half-past three o'clock, and at half-past four in wi::ter, with letters from Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and part of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, part of Nottinghamshire, East and North Ridiugs of Yorkshire, and all parts of Scotland; througli Doncaster, Ferrybridge, York, and Tadcaster. Immediately on thiS' mail leaving the office, it again opens to receive letters for London, and all other parts of the kingdom, not mentioned above. until nine o'clock, when it sh~ts for the evening; letters may still be forwardea till half-past ten o'clock, at the following rate :- From nine in the evening to ten minutes, past ten, Id. ten m. p. ten, to fifteen m. p. ten, 2d. --- fifteen m. p. ten, to five &. twenty m. p. ten 6d. The b:lgs are then forwarded by the Leeds and I~ondon Mail Coach, by way of Sheffield, Nottingham, &c. which returns with bags from all the south west parts of England, through Birmingham; bringing also the Lisbon, ~1alta, Gibraltar, and West India Packet~. No mails are dispatched for London on Friday evenings, neither are any received thence on Tuesday morning-so The West Mail arrhes every evening about six o'clock, and the .letters are delivered within an hour afterwards r it a~ain sets out every morninll; at fonr o'clock, with bags for Liverpool, and the intermediate to.\ ns, Lancashire, Cheshire, nearly the Whole of the 'Vest of England, and all parts of Ireland The Foreign Mails are made-up in London as follows:France,- E,'ery Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Holland & Netherlands,-Every Tues'ay and Friday. Hambu1'yh,- . . Do. Do. SlVcden.-Every Friday. . . Lee"'ard /"Za"do.-First and UJird 'Vednesday, monthly. Madeira et Brazils,-First Tuesday monthly. Portuqal,-Tuesdavs weekly. America and tile JVest llldic.v,-The firEt Wednesday in every month. Gibraltar, Malta, and all Parts of tTt.; llitdittrraneaJl,-E,ery third Tues-day in ea('h month. East /Tldies, cX'c. no stated ti me. Application must therefore be made at the Post Office.* * N.B. The Calendar.Month is only observed•
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Title | Directory of Leeds, 1817 |
Full title | Directory, General and Commercial, of the Town & Borough of Leeds, for 1817, containing an alphabetical list of the merchants, manufacturers, tradesmen, and inhabitants in general... to which is prefixed, a brief but comprehensive history of the borough... |
Subject | Historical directories |
Period covered | 1810-1819 |
Location | United Kingdom -- England -- Yorkshire |
Place (county) | Yorkshire |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Publisher | pr. by Edward Baines |
Date of publication | 1817 |
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Title | Directory of Leeds, 1817 - Page 173 |
Full title | Directory, General and Commercial, of the Town & Borough of Leeds, for 1817, containing an alphabetical list of the merchants, manufacturers, tradesmen, and inhabitants in general... to which is prefixed, a brief but comprehensive history of the borough... |
Subject | Historical directories |
Period covered | 1810-1819 |
Location | United Kingdom -- England -- Yorkshire |
Place (county) | Yorkshire |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Publisher | pr. by Edward Baines |
Date of publication | 1817 |
Type | Directory |
Collection | Historical directories |
Themes | Directory |
Full Text | 170 POST OFFICE, CALL LANE. , . . . . THE Office opens for the !!,cneral delivery of letters. at seven o'clock in the morning, in summer, and eight o'clock in winter, the days for which change, are the fifth of April. and the fifth of October; such letters as are not rClrularly called for, are delivered by the letter carriers, who leave the office for this purpose, at the time of opening. Attendance is given during the whole of the day, until six o'clock in the evening, when it shuts for the dispatch of the North Mail. I.etters for this mail continue to be received with one penny for each, until half.pait six. when the bags are finally closed, which takes letters for the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire, the cou:lties of 'Vestmoreland. Cumberland, Northumberland, Durham, the whole of Scotland. the north ,of Ireland, and the Isle of Man; the intermediate towns from Tadcaster _to "Vare, and from Stilton to Stevenall;e, with all Lincolnshire, Cam-llridgeshire, Norfolk, (txcept Diss aDd Harleston) Bury St. Edmnnds, Brandon, and Mildenhall, in Suffolk; also to Olley, Skipton, Settle, Gargrave, Cross-hills. and K ildwifk, in YorkslJire; to Burn fey, Padi~ ham, Clitheroe, Blatkburn. and Ulverston, in Lancashire. The same mail arrives in Leeds, every morning, in summer, at half-past three o'clock, and at half-past four in wi::ter, with letters from Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and part of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, part of Nottinghamshire, East and North Ridiugs of Yorkshire, and all parts of Scotland; througli Doncaster, Ferrybridge, York, and Tadcaster. Immediately on thiS' mail leaving the office, it again opens to receive letters for London, and all other parts of the kingdom, not mentioned above. until nine o'clock, when it sh~ts for the evening; letters may still be forwardea till half-past ten o'clock, at the following rate :- From nine in the evening to ten minutes, past ten, Id. ten m. p. ten, to fifteen m. p. ten, 2d. --- fifteen m. p. ten, to five &. twenty m. p. ten 6d. The b:lgs are then forwarded by the Leeds and I~ondon Mail Coach, by way of Sheffield, Nottingham, &c. which returns with bags from all the south west parts of England, through Birmingham; bringing also the Lisbon, ~1alta, Gibraltar, and West India Packet~. No mails are dispatched for London on Friday evenings, neither are any received thence on Tuesday morning-so The West Mail arrhes every evening about six o'clock, and the .letters are delivered within an hour afterwards r it a~ain sets out every morninll; at fonr o'clock, with bags for Liverpool, and the intermediate to.\ ns, Lancashire, Cheshire, nearly the Whole of the 'Vest of England, and all parts of Ireland The Foreign Mails are made-up in London as follows:France,- E,'ery Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Holland & Netherlands,-Every Tues'ay and Friday. Hambu1'yh,- . . Do. Do. SlVcden.-Every Friday. . . Lee"'ard /"Za"do.-First and UJird 'Vednesday, monthly. Madeira et Brazils,-First Tuesday monthly. Portuqal,-Tuesdavs weekly. America and tile JVest llldic.v,-The firEt Wednesday in every month. Gibraltar, Malta, and all Parts of tTt.; llitdittrraneaJl,-E,ery third Tues-day in ea('h month. East /Tldies, cX'c. no stated ti me. Application must therefore be made at the Post Office.* * N.B. The Calendar.Month is only observed• |
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