Westminster office of the penny post and then the two-penny post. The first office of the penny post in London that ran in a dedicated building rather than within a stationer or other business. This was a sorting office and also members of the public could come here to send and collect letters. We wonder how long they had to queue back then?
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Westminster penny post
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Penny post - Westminster
City of Westminster This building was the site of the Westminster office of ...
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Alexander McLeod
One of the founders (1868) of Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (RACS). First full-time secretary from 1882 until his death. He was the son of Skye crofters and served an apprenticeship of five y...
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Gatti family
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The Three Cripples public house
Pub in Charles Dickens's "Oliver Twist".
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Anglo-Texan Society
Founded in London by author Graham Greene, its founding president. Â The Handbook of Texas gives a good history of the Society. Â Our thanks to Lori Grossman for providing information.
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