LONDON GENERAL POST OFFICE (GPO WEST)
The second of the General Post Office headquarters London buildings erected in the St Martin's-Le-Grand area of central London. Also known as the Central Telegraph Office. Demolished
Architect: James Williams Year: 1874 Archive sources British Postal Museum & Archive: POST 118/290 (photograph) English Heritage Viewfinder: CC97/00845, CC97/01746, CC97/01746, BL08793 (photographs) National Archives: WORK 69/6 (photograph) Selected bibliographical references Builder 20 Nov 1869, p. 932; 27 Nov 1869, p. 952; 24 Dec 1870, p. 1021; 25 Feb 1871, p. 143; 1 Feb 1873, p. 84, 86-87 (illustration, plan); 1 Mar 1873, p. 165-166 (plan); 13 Dec 1873, p. 993; 10 Jan 1874, p 27; 14 Jul 1887, p. 59 Builders' Journal and Architectural Record 9 Aug 1899, p. 1; 16 May 1900, p. 260 Building News 4 Mar 1870, p. 171-172; 24 Jan 1873, p. 94-95 (tour of building by the architect) East London Observer 4 Feb 1871, p. 2 Leeds Mercury 10 Dec 1872, p. 7 London Daily News 17 Dec 1870, p. 5 (foundation stone laid) London Standard 11 Nov 1869, p. 4; 12 Apr 1873, p. 6 Sellars, H.G. The Central Telegraphic Office Post Office Magazine Sep 1949, p. 271-273 History Demolished Also known as the Central Telegraph Office, the building was severely damaged in World War II and demolished in 1967. The site is now occupied by the BT Headquarters building. |