FLOOR SANDING HORNCHURCH

We’ve all heard of Rowland Hill but the inventor of the penny black had an illustrious 17th century predecessor who started the Post Office: Thomas Witherings, Chief Postmaster for Great Britain and foreign parts. 

He died on the way to a service in the parish church in 1651 - and his memorial can be seen within it.

Hornchurch can therefore be proud of its postal traditions.  Can the same be said of your own traditional wooden floors?  Are yours flying the flag - or do you need to turn down the lights and keep the curtains drawn...?

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Witherings was appointed by Charles the First in 1633 to organise the chaotic postal system of his time.

He was successful in speeding up the mail from London to the continent - and then devised a scheme whereby letters  arrived in three days from Scotland instead of a month.  He also introduced registration and postmarks.  

‘Every postmaster is to keep a faire paper book...  and shall write upon the labell fastened to... the packets the time of receit thereof.’

Yet as with many pioneers who came up against vested interests, Witherings was accused of misdemeanours.  A wrangle  ensued in Parliament and the courts, during which the mails were seized and thousands of pounds of revenue lost.

Poor Witherings suffered under all this strain.  We should be grateful to the man who gave us yet another of those British  institutions we so take for granted.