Sanquhar Post Office
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Sanquhar Post Office is a historic postal facility in Sanquhar, Scotland, often cited as one of the oldest continuously operating post offices in the world.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ post office ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
local landmark in Sanquhar
ⓘ
symbol of early modern postal communication in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic signage
ⓘ
traditional shopfront ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bill payment services
ⓘ
financial services ⓘ mail collection ⓘ mail delivery services ⓘ parcel services ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOwner | private postmaster (under Post Office Ltd network) ⓘ |
| hasService |
banking services
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currency exchange (limited, depending on period) ⓘ postal orders ⓘ stamp sales ⓘ |
| hasUse |
postal services
ⓘ
retail services ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category B listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1712 ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
heritage tourism guides to Dumfries and Galloway
ⓘ
news articles about the world’s oldest post offices ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sanquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Dumfries and Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedOn | High Street, Sanquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest continuously operating post offices in the world
ⓘ
historic postal heritage ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1712 ⓘ |
| operator | Post Office Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Mail postal network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | DG4 ⓘ |
| serves |
Sanquhar community
ⓘ
surrounding rural area ⓘ |
| significantEvent | continuous operation as a post office since the early 18th century ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 50 High Street ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
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