Sent from Saltash to Minehead: 'Managed to have a bathe this morning. Garden beginning to want you very badly.' Charlie was based at the army camp in Minehead and was the brother of Gilbert Freeman, my first ever research project. This card was found years later, quite by chance.

Canterbury's Westgate, posted to Bruce Road, Bromley-by-Bow:
Dear Mum, We shall be pleased to see you both as early as you like on Sunday. I was quite surprised to get a letter so quickly. We are all quite well.

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St Paul's Cathedral, posted in 1929 to Miss House in Warminster.
'Just come back from the chapel. It was a lovely service and you would have enjoyed it – although it was not high. We went to a matinee yesterday. It was jolly good.'

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Minehead's Avenue & a military presence – posted in 1911 to Mrs Marshall in Chiswick:
Thank you for the stamps you sent me. We have had a lot of nice walks & one nice drive. We have not bathed because it is so wet and cold. From your loving little friend, Olive.
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Lovely to see my nephew on TV last night!

Thanks for the follow on Insta and Facebook, familystoryuk. Hope you like this postcard which might have a connection with your own ancestry...?!

The Royal Hotel and Post Office in Norwich sent to Miss Hunt to Runham View, Great Yarmouth.
'Just a PC of Norwich PO. We have not seen it yet but hope to soon.'
Clearly sent by an early fan of #PostboxSaturday !
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Happy #PostboxSaturday from Minehead, near the quay.

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Chalford – sent in 1903 to Emily in Nailsworth: 'Arrived safely. Fearfully foggy all the way & wretched here. Sloshy snow. Had a rush for the office. Saw Mort. Looking very well.' #Genealogy #PostedInThePast

Brighton's Pier and Aquarium – sent to Miss Ruby Taylor, Hurst Green:
Sorry I have not been able to write. We went to Brighton by boat yesterday. Had a very decent time.

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Ahoy Robert! We expect you every day! Your room always ready. We have a fine 24 foot boat!

Sent to Robert in Paris.

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Chagford from Rushford Tower, posted in 1913 to Shaftesbury Cottages, Plymouth:
Dear Auntie, Many thanks for letter and for what I asked. I am willing to wait.

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London, The Tower – sent to Miss Freeman in Gloucestershire in 1904:
'You did not answer the last portion of my letter. Please do so the next time you write. Love to all from Archie.'
Archie's handwriting matches that of Edith's brother in the 1911 census. Both were teachers.

#SailAwaySunday aboard the Megantic in 1914:
Dear Con
If you want any money say so & I will send it to you. I received a card from children. They are fine.
Yours forever & ever
Matt
Widowed Matt had emigrated to Canada & married Con. He died in Canada from wounds sustained in WWI

Chaddleworth post office for #PostboxSaturday , posted in 1908 to Mrs Webb in Chippenham:

'Many thanks for letter received this morning. Sorry to hear news. Trusting all others are well.'

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Happy #PostboxSaturday from Minehead, opposite the railway station.

Finished my working week with a walk to Fiddleford for lunch with friends. 'Tis a hot day in Dorset!

Yarmouth Harbour, posted in 1908 to Rock Villa, North Wales:
Just seen Tom Warwick off. Running a little late.

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I had no idea how the items were stored, and to see them there, on the shelves and being handled was fascinating.