The Old Post Office Building and Alice Carter blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Old Post Office Building The office was opened in 1877 by the town's first Postmistress Alice Carter, the daughter of Esau Carter who had become the resorts first Postman. Post Office business was undertaken until replaced by Blackpool's first Crown Office in 1892 which was situated in Coronation Street adjacent to these premises. Although the building has been structurally altered over the years it remains basically intact as the town's first major Sub-Post Office. Its status is commemorated in terra cotta above the first floor windows. Recorded plaque organisation: Blackpool Civic Trust.

The Old Post Office Building served as Blackpool's first major Sub-Post Office, opened in 1877 by Alice Carter, the town's pioneering first female postmistress, marking an important step in local postal services and women’s participation in public roles.