We did not find the website of terribly helpful whereas is far more informative and with reference to the GLO says: "Charles II appointed Henry Bishop as the first Postmaster General who established the General Letter Office. All the post went to London, where clerks calculated the charge to be paid by the recipient".
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General Letter Office
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General Letter Office
Near this spot the General Letter Office stood in Post House Yard, 1653 - 166...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Althorp Lodge
In this building Robert Sadler opened a pub and leisure gardens. In 1853, using the land behind the pub, he opened the Copenhagen Running Grounds. "The ground eventually closed in 1864 following c...
Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Property
1 memorial
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex was a merchant and politician. He sat in the House of Commons 1614-22 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cranfield. Impeached by the House of Common...
1 memorial
Levant Company
Trading company. Its initial charter was approved in 1581 by Queen Elizabeth I when the Venice Company and the Turkey Company merged, their charters having expired. The company remained in continuo...
1 memorial
Lloyds Coffee House
Edward Lloyd first opened his coffee house on Tower Street in 1687 but had to move to larger premises in Lombard Street in 1691. It was a meeting place for businessmen where information was exchan...
1 memorial
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