Post Offices

Post offices form the basis of traditional written communications. There have been a number of Post Offices serving the area.

Great Barr Sub Post Office

In the 1920's the Post Office was in a front room of a house in Newton Road,opposite to its current position. It contained the only public phone in Great Barr.

In the 1930's the new Post Office was built with a telephone box outside.

The Post Office closed on 22nd August 2009, re-opening in the new building next door on 24th August 2009. 

Birmingham Road "Spar" This was located near to St Margarets School and was closed 2005


Bowstoke Road Post Office - 268 Newton Road, Great Barr West Midlands B43 6QT, originally in Bowstoke Road has moved into the general store on corner of Newton Road


Hamstead Post Office,

The original Post Office was in "Post Office Row" on the Old Walsall Road just below the viaduct.

1 Railway Terrace, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1NR


Queslett - 4 Beacon Road, Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM B43 7BP