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This resource is primarily concerned with documenting the purpose-built urban British post office building. Facilities provided for post office services in rural areas are excluded as these are for the most part adaptations of existing premises.
Included, however, are conversions into post offices from buildings in urban areas originally erected for other purposes, and also commercial premises that have been altered for post office use where it is considered that there has been a significant design input.
Although this resource focusses primarily on that the part of the postal service experienced by the public, the architecture of the purpose-built sorting office (currently known as delivery offices) deserves consideration, and examples of late Victorian and Edwardian buildings are included.
Telephone exchange buildings, unless they incorporate a post office, are not included, nor are, at present, any buildings located in Northern Ireland.
Included, however, are conversions into post offices from buildings in urban areas originally erected for other purposes, and also commercial premises that have been altered for post office use where it is considered that there has been a significant design input.
Although this resource focusses primarily on that the part of the postal service experienced by the public, the architecture of the purpose-built sorting office (currently known as delivery offices) deserves consideration, and examples of late Victorian and Edwardian buildings are included.
Telephone exchange buildings, unless they incorporate a post office, are not included, nor are, at present, any buildings located in Northern Ireland.
Last updated : 1 March 2015
