When Bognor post office stood next to Valhalla
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Do we really know about the postal service here in Bognor Regis?
Was the main post office always where it is today? The quick answer is – no.
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Hide AdAs early as 1798 there is reference to a post office in the town, and it is thought to have been housed in a hotel, possibly in the vicinity of the seaward end of West Street.
By 1807 the service had became more established in the town and the office was now situated in a building called Derby House in Lyon Street.
Demolished in 1939 for road widening, it was adjacent to Valhalla on the corner of Lyon Street and the High Street.
These premises had a multiple use and were utilised as the booking and parcel office for coaches to London.