Inscription
Near this place William Dockwra founded the London Penny Post in 1680.
Corporation of the City of London
Site: William Dockwra (1 memorial)
EC3, Lime Street
The top of the plaque can just be seen in our photo, to the right of the left-most yellow cone.
From Earsathome: Dockwra and his partner "had a Head Office in Lime Street and 7 sorting offices. In two years it had grown to four to five hundred receiving houses, with messengers who delivered between 5 and 15 times daily."
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