THE POST OFFICE AND SHOPS
Deed of conveyance between William Wright and Charles Cooper
THE POST OFFICE
Charles Cooper, Baker of Whissonsett purchased the building now known as The Old Post Office from William Wright on the 4th of April 1901 for the sum of £82 and opened up a bakery.
The Post Office opened in 1907. Prior to this the only post box in the village was situated by the Rectory.
The following entry is in Kelly's directory for 1912.
SUB POSTMASTER CHARLES COOPER
LETTERS ARRIVE THROUGH FAKENHAM 6.30AM AND 5.50PM
LETTERS DISPATCHED AT 6.25AM AND 5.45PM
NO SUNDAY DELIVERY
FAKENHAM IS THE NEAREST MONEY ORDER AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE
The Post Office as it is today
The front of Charles Cooper's bread oven in the Old Post Office
Bread was delivered by horse and cart to villagers in Kettlestone and to surrounding villages.
This is the barn in the garden of the Post Office, where Mr Cooper kept his horse.
Kettlestone Post Office closed permanently on the 27th February 1981
reeder's shop
On the 1911 census this house is listed as Reeder's shop but Robert Reeder gives his occupation as a farm labourer. On earlier censuses it is described as a grocery and general store.