About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was an unusually quiet morning in Bordesley Green when a regular mailman noticed something peculiar. As he approached the old post office, he heard soft laughter coming from inside the empty building. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an elderly neighbor diligently sorting letters into piles, humming to himself. ‘What are you doing here?’ asked the mailman with a smile. The neighbor looked up, startled but cheerful, replying, “I thought it was time for some spring cleaning!”
2. ‘Did you see that?’ whispered a delivery driver one afternoon as he pointed towards the old post office. ‘What?’ asked another, peering over. ‘The mailbox just blinked!’ A curious neighbour approached and called out, ‘I thought mailboxes only twinkled in Christmas cards!’ Just then, an elderly lady walked up with a letter, smiled knowingly, and said, ‘It’s probably just the LED light, love.’ And everyone went back to their business, laughing softly.
3. In the early hours of dawn, a postal worker heard a strange humming noise coming from inside the post office. Curious, he peered through the window and saw hundreds of bees buzzing around the mail sorting machines. The worker opened the door cautiously, but the bees swarmed him like an unexpected greeting party. Panicking slightly, he waved his arms and accidentally knocked over some envelopes, causing them to scatter across the floor. A delivery driver passing by noticed the commotion and asked what was happening. ‘Bees!’ shouted the worker, still waving frantically. The driver laughed, picked up a broom, and shooed the bees out with the postman following, leaving behind a temporary closure notice that read: “Closed for Bee Emergence.”
4. A package arrived with no return address or sender’s name. The label simply read: ‘For someone who needs it most.’ One day, a regular customer picked up the mysterious package and opened it curiously. Inside was an old, crumpled note that said: 'This is for you because you're always so nice to everyone here.' Turned out it was just a thank-you gift from a delivery driver who’d overheard how kind he was to neighbors.