World's oldest post office (in Scotland) may close
Today's press carries reports of the potential closure of Sanquhar Post Office in Dumfries & Galloway. This establishment was opened in 1712 and has thus been in operation for over 300 years. Sanquhar is a community of 2000 persons which is located about fifty miles south of Glasgow in S.W. Scotland. Due to ill health, the present owners, Mansour Alam and his wife Nazra are selling up with a price tag of GBP275K (about USD354,000 today) which includes a three bedroom cottage. If a purchaser cannot be found then the Post Office will close on May 31st 2020 and title of world's oldest post office will transfer to Stockholm, Sweden which dates from 1720. More information on Sanquhar is provided below. Flags at Sanquhar, Scotland The historic small town of Sanquhar which lies directly south of Glasgow in Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries and Galloway. Directly south is the Scottish Borders region. The area comprising Sanquhar has a long history of human occupat...