tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post5373109965112723287..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Haydon Bridge, NorthumberlandPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-73544218232665089192012-11-29T10:05:22.201+00:002012-11-29T10:05:22.201+00:00Stephen: I'd not really describe myself as a p...Stephen: I'd not really describe myself as a postcard collector - I just have a few postcards that I've picked up here and there. I can feel the bug beginning to take hold, however.<br /><br />I like the idea of the square spiral. I have one where the words are arranged in vertical columns, which is quite fun.<br /><br />When I was at university I received a postcard addressed simply: "PW, CCC, OXON". The postpeople seemed to have no problem working that out, but, again, it was from a local sender. (I wish I still had this card.)Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-46413241852305723802012-11-29T09:52:31.673+00:002012-11-29T09:52:31.673+00:00As a fellow postcard collector I would agree that ...As a fellow postcard collector I would agree that a lot of the messages are quite ordinary giving the time of arrival etc just like a phone, email or text message today. In the larger cities and towns as there were multiple collections and deliveries throughout the day into early evening it is quite possible that a card posted in the morning would be delivered in the afternoon. <br /><br />I have at least one card where the address written is simply the name, street and then Local as <br />the card would have first been sorted locally rather than at regional postcentres as is the case today.<br /><br />My favourite message is where the sender has written it in a square spiral pattern. not something you can do with a text!Stephen Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-91747376797031607612012-11-28T11:59:05.933+00:002012-11-28T11:59:05.933+00:00Joe: I am sure I've read something similar abo...Joe: I am sure I've read something similar about the Victorian/Edwardian postal service. <br /><br />I have a small pile of old postcards, and several of them bear practical messages about arrivals by train or similar arrangements; there are also "thank you" messages ("thank you for sending on the coat"). <br /><br />One message seems to be written in shorthand - not quite an encrypted email, but nearly! Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-43218980232337319552012-11-28T09:23:09.796+00:002012-11-28T09:23:09.796+00:00I like the thought of the postcard as email. The t...I like the thought of the postcard as email. The technological changes sometimes obscure these continuities. Could an Edwardian Londoner put a letter in the afternoon post to say he'd be late home for dinner? I'm sure I've come across that sort of thing in fiction. He couldn't upload a picture of himself at his desk, of course, but a nice picture of a castle might be just as good. Joe Treasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452665782271458318noreply@blogger.com