Post Offi ces were places of great importance prior to the advent
of emails, and so the Commonwealth government designed them
to be impressive architectural beacons of essential community
facilities in every town.

The Federation Arts and Crafts style was considered appropriate
for a domestic scale public building in a suburban village. Over
time, the original red brick design suff ered a ‘modernisation’ of
parts, thus reducing its architectural integrity. This is particularly
noticeable with the removal of the arched entry to the portico,
fl anked by banded piers.

The Post Offi ce was demolished 90 years after it was constructed,
but the Old Post Offi ce Lane is still there.