Westminster office of the penny post and then the two-penny post. The first office of the penny post in London that ran in a dedicated building rather than within a stationer or other business. This was a sorting office and also members of the public could come here to send and collect letters. We wonder how long they had to queue back then?
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Westminster penny post
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Penny post - Westminster
City of Westminster This building was the site of the Westminster office of ...
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Burlington Arcade (Association)
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2 memorials
District Bank
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1 memorial
Coal Hole Tavern
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1 memorial
Lord Overstone, Samuel Jones Loyd
Wealthy banker. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Banker. Born 43 Lothbury, London. Died at home, 2 Carlton Gardens.
1 memorial
Mitre Tavern
Fleet Street. This pub dates from Shakespeare's time. Johnson and Boswell often visited. It was pulled down in 1829 by Hoares to extend their bank.
1 memorial
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