Stroud post office
15-17 Russell Street
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Architect
Office of Works (job architect unidentified) Year 1886 Archive sources British Post Office Museum & Archive POST 30/760B National Archives WORK 69/6 (photograph) Selected bibliographical references Gloucester Journal 31 Jul 1886, p. 4 History Although no evidence has been unearthed it is possible that the architect may have been Ernest Rivers who was responsible for a number of contemporary West Country post office buildings Opened: 31 Jul 1886 Current use: Public house ("The Lord John") |
Building description
From: Gloucester Journal 31 July 1886, p. 4
The building in Russell-street, known as “the new Post Office.” which, like “the new line" has been "opening" for a long time, soon to become the scene of activity, Saturday next, the 31st instant, being announced the date of opening for the transaction of business. The building, as regards its exterior, is of the “not beautiful but massive” type, and the interior has been arranged with all due regard to the efficient working of the various dapartments. The parcels post business will be conducted in the building. The public offices are roomy — in marked contrast to the apology for an office in George street, which has long done duty. The public office is connected with the telegraph department (on the second floor) by a pneumatic tube, up which the messages will forwarded to the operators. The sorting office is at the rear of the public office, and is 50 feet long, and 3O feet wide. The instrument room is another spacious apartment. The chief clerk's room adjoin the public office. The lighting and ventilating arrangements are on the most approved principle. On the second floor the postmaster's room, the telegraph messengers’ room, and a span* room. On this floor two fire extinguishers are placed. The top storey has a suite rooms for the use of the caretaker. A truck shed, battery room, tank for cleansing batteries, and other necessaries form the out-buildings, at the back. There is a back entrance, so that communication with the railway stations will be rapid.
From: Gloucester Journal 31 July 1886, p. 4
The building in Russell-street, known as “the new Post Office.” which, like “the new line" has been "opening" for a long time, soon to become the scene of activity, Saturday next, the 31st instant, being announced the date of opening for the transaction of business. The building, as regards its exterior, is of the “not beautiful but massive” type, and the interior has been arranged with all due regard to the efficient working of the various dapartments. The parcels post business will be conducted in the building. The public offices are roomy — in marked contrast to the apology for an office in George street, which has long done duty. The public office is connected with the telegraph department (on the second floor) by a pneumatic tube, up which the messages will forwarded to the operators. The sorting office is at the rear of the public office, and is 50 feet long, and 3O feet wide. The instrument room is another spacious apartment. The chief clerk's room adjoin the public office. The lighting and ventilating arrangements are on the most approved principle. On the second floor the postmaster's room, the telegraph messengers’ room, and a span* room. On this floor two fire extinguishers are placed. The top storey has a suite rooms for the use of the caretaker. A truck shed, battery room, tank for cleansing batteries, and other necessaries form the out-buildings, at the back. There is a back entrance, so that communication with the railway stations will be rapid.
