Barnet Penny Post Receiving House Numbers
Introduction
G F Oxley records eight receiving offices (RO) under Barnet (Herts); of these, he was only able to assign RO numbers 1 & 2 to South Mimms & Shenley respectively.The purpose of this exhibit is to deduce RO numbers for the remaining six ROs; deductions have been made on the basis of the addresses on the correspondence, where available, coupled with their location on the map shown on the first page.
The exhibit incorporates material with five of the numbers deduced; Hadley & Ganwick (aka Gannick) are the missing ROs; consequently, either could be deduced to be #6 or possibly #8; their locations on the map are marked with asterisks - both lying between Chipping Barnett & Potters Bar.
The ROs listed are as follows:
Hadley – deduced 6 or 8
Shenley – Oxley 2
Potters Bar – deduced 4
Ridge – deduced 3
South Mimms – Oxley 1
Northaw – deduced 5
Ganwick – deduced 6 or 8
London Colney – deduced 7