Furness Vale Post Office in 1947

 

John Dean and his wife are photographed outside of their Post Office in Furness Vale. Their 13 year old daughter, Margaret holds her two week old brother, Kenneth. Mr and Mrs Dean took over the Post Office in 1944 having moved from Levenshulme. He was a retired police officer. The business was taken over in 1956 by Brian Smedley. 

The premises were extended in the 1970s to incorporate the house next door. This narrow, gale fronted building was erected in the late 19th century to fill a space between two buildings.

Hill's grocery shop is seen to the right of the picture. George and Evelyn Hill ran this grocery and confectionery business throughout the 1940s and 1950s. It was later taken over by Jane Ramwell. 

 The photograph has been digitally colourised from a black and white original from the collection of Margaret Bold (nee Dean).