Plaque

Penny post - Westminster

Erection date: 29/4/2010

Inscription

City of Westminster
This building was the site of the Westminster office of the penny post and then the two-penny post, 1794 - 1834.

Site: Penny post (1 memorial)

W1, Gerrard Street, 39

This building was the first to operate solely as a public post office in Westminster.

It was this article in Londonist that drew our attention to this further addition to the plaque bonanza in Gerrard Street.

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Penny post - Westminster

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Westminster penny post

Westminster office of the penny post and then the two-penny post. The first ...

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Penny Post

First established in London in 1680 by William Dockwra and his business partn...

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Penny post - Westminster

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Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

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