The British Postal Museum & Archive
About The British Postal Museum & Archive
The leading resource for British postal history. Split between two sites. The Royal Mail archive in central London houses stamps, posters, post office records and design artwork, accessed via a public search room including a small exhibition space, 10 mins walk from Farringdon tube station. The Museum Store in Debden, Essex, includes Rowland Hill’s desk, an extensive collection of pillar boxes, post office vans, telephone boxes and more, 5 mins walk from Debden tube station on the Central line. Free guided tours of both the Archive and the Museum Store available.
For all enquiries, including tour bookings for both Archive and Museum Store and for all evening talks, family events and walking tours, please contact main central London address via email or telephone as listed below.
For visitors booking Museum Store tours, please note the Store address is: Unit 7, Imprimo Park, Debden Industrial Estate, Lenthall Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 3UD.
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The British Postal Museum & Archive Address
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Freeling House/Phoenix Pl
Bloomsbury London
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| Telephone: | +44 (0)20 7239 2570 |
| Email: | info@postofficeheritage.org.uk |
| Website: | http://www.postalheritage.org.uk |
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Prices for The British Postal Museum & Archive
| Adult Ticket: | Free (CAD0.00) per ticket |
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Location Information for The British Postal Museum & Archive
| Address: |
Freeling House/Phoenix Pl
Bloomsbury London
WC1X 0DL
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| Telephone: | +44 (0)20 7239 2570 |
| Email: | info@postofficeheritage.org.uk |
| Website: | http://www.postalheritage.org.uk |
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Events at The British Postal Museum & Archive
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Archive Open Day: Sports and Participation in the Post Office at The British Postal Museum and Archive
Tour14 Apr 2012
Come along to our Archive Open Day to find out more about the fascinating holdings of The Royal Mail Archive. Students from the University of the Third Age (U3A) will be on hand to share findings from their recent research into sports and participation in the Post Office. From the Postman's Walk to GPO Olympians – discover the rich sporting history of a British institution.
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From Pillar to Post: GPO London at The British Postal Museum and Archive
Tour22 Jan 2012 to 23 Jun 2012
Discover 350 years of London's postal history from the coffee houses of the 1600s to the electronic communication of today. All GPO walking tours are led by trained and accredited guides for Clerkenwell and Islington, and the City of London. Walks include the story of Victorian postal reform, the growth of the GPO, the post underground and the development of post boxes and telephone kiosks.
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Michael Sefi: The Royal Philatelic Collection at The British Postal Museum and Archive
Special Event23 Feb 2012
Marking the Diamond Jubilee year the Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection, Michael Sefi, introduces and discusses aspects of one of the world's greatest collections of stamps.
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Tours of the Archive at The British Postal Museum and Archive
Tour6 Feb 2012 to 6 Jun 2012
An introduction to The British Postal Museum & Archive and a behind-the-scenes tour.
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