In response to Roz, there were two serious incidents at the old PO in the 14 years I worked there up to the closure. One was a snatch of a sealed bag being delivered by a security van about 7 or 8 years ago. It was grabbed as he removed it from the smoke & dye box. We were shocked but no-one was hurt. The last one was in September 2004- I had a gun pointed in my face but managed to set off an alarm and the robber quickly left. It's believed that the same guy shot a subpostmaster in East Dulwich an hour or two later.
The new PO's last incident was in February so twice in 3 months. Me & my former colleagues said at the time of conversion that this would be more likely to happen. One reason was the open plan counters, the other the ease and choice of escape routes.
Michael's idea of moving Smiths to the old site is great, but the location is not close enough to the station to gain the same footfall which is precisely why it won't happen!
Does anyone remember the Woolwich being on London Road? Two robberies in a 6 week period killed them off. Let's see how much longer Forest Hill has a PO...