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World's Oldest Post Office in Scotland Saved by Descendant living in Florida

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I love these sort of stories , especially when things or places are unique and are so old

I visited “U Fleků”, a brewery in prague which sells one of the oldest and original dark beers in the world going back to 1349

But this is the first i have heard of the oldest working post office in the world , and this happens to be in Sanquhar in Scotland

The new owner and latest postmaster is a descendant from Florida

Another claim to fame for the post office is that Robbie Burns was a regular visitor to the town and became close friends with the Sanquhar postmaster at that time

It definately gets my 'stamp' of approval and worth 'posting'

What's the oldest establishment you might have visited ?

www.aol.com/worlds-oldest-post-office-saved-230100030.html

telmel
a year ago
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Jerseydrew

Yes I heard this last night on the news. I'm glad it's been saved

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telmel

Me too J, especially with banks and post offices closing everywhere , lets hope they give it heritage status

Like the wonkiest pub that 'Burned down' recently, i would hate to see some developer move in to demolish it for some reason 🙄

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