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A portion of the photo taken of GPO Garrison veterans taken in 1938. The man circled is Patrick Connaughton, B Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade of the Irish Volunteers.
Photo and information courtesy of Brian Connaughton, grandson of Patrick Connaughton.
In 1969, the GPO, a government department since 1600, was converted to a statutory corporation. Uniform and insignia were changed, this cap badge replacing the previous one which incorporated the postman's personal number. The number was then worn on an enamelled chest badge which also indicated the postman's parent office.
Badged as a Dodge but it's a Commer! Seen in Peckham around six years ago. From a 35mm film negative.
Sydney. view from my desk- down onto the GPO . I am not sure why I rushed to sketch this in one lunch hour as I will be sitting there everyday and could do it over a week or more. But it was raining today and I was not going out at lunch !
watercolour pencil
The GPO Manga is a 5 in 1 Bluetooth Speaker/Amplifier system, with a built in rechargeable battery, so you can take it anywhere.
Former Sorting Office / Postmens' Office (in the stonework above the door), Woodyates Road, Lee.
Built c. 1900, closed 1993 and now converted to residential use.
runner500.wordpress.com/2023/02/10/lee-sorting-office/ (not mine) has more.
One of the wonderful series of posters and publicity issued by the increasingly confident British GPO from the 1930s onwards - often showcasing the new telephone and telegraphy technologies available - and confident not just in terms of 'product' but also the the boldness of the art itself - this in common with other leading publicists such as London Transport and Shell.
One of a series of posters by Eric Fraser, an artist best recalled for his engravings and woodcuts that graced many an advert or copy of the Radio Times.
Format: Glass plate negative.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Phillips Glass Plate Negative Collection, Powerhouse Museum www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=Phillips_Glass_Plate_Negative
Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection
General information about the Powerhouse Museum Collection is available at www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database
Persistent URL: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=381239
Acquisition credit line: Gift of the Estate of Raymond W Phillips, 2008
I took the window down to photograph some Shetland ponies and this one came right over for a good look!
Maybe he was amazed at the Kia Pecanto hire car I was driving (not! ;-)
The General Post Office of Mumbai was established in 1794 by the then appointed Postmaster General for Mumbai Presidency, Mr. Charles Elphinstone. Before that, Mumbai had only an agency Post Office, that the East India Company had brought into existence.All despatches of mail were brought in and delivered out of that agency Post Office.
The East India Company was keen on overcoming the difficulty of establishing contacts with far-flung regions of the country under its occupation by establishing postal communication connecting the principal towns. Lord Clive’s Minute of 1766 gave the lead. But the first regular Post Office had to wait for Sir Warren Hastings, till 1774 when Calcutta GPO was established. An overland route between Chennai and Mumbai was inaugurated in the following year but Mumbai GPO took still more time.
Mr. John Begg, Consulting Architect to the Government, was given the task. He designed the present building, and was in charge of its construction, which took nine years from 1904. In 1913, GPO moved into this building with 12000 square metres of work-space in two floors. This edifice situated in the heart of city is a crowning heritage building. It is in Indo-Saracenic style with a solid exterior, and well-ventilated and comfortable interiors. The Department is earnest in conserving the building in its original form, in keeping with the heritage status.
Mumbai GPO is now the biggest Post Office in the country and one of the biggest in the world. It caters to over 50,000 address sites, most of which are recipients of voluminous mail.
Beautifully restored by Kavanagh Tuite architects.
This images is 5 photos merged with PS6
Part of the Dublin set
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Trying something different by shooting at a few different angles - not exactly what I envisaged, but it's given me a few more ideas.
In 1969, the GPO, a government department since 1600, was converted to a statutory corporation. Uniform and insignia were changed. The postman's personal number had been incorporated into the cap badge. After 1969, there was a yellow metal cap badge and a separate enamelled chest badge indicating the postman's number and parent office. Although worn up until the introduction of the new uniform, this badge is surmounted with a King's crown.
A very tidy little BSA Bantam, ex GPO. Used to see these all over the place when I was a lad, used for delivering telegrams I believe. At the Otley Transport Extravaganza 2012.
I owned a 1966 175cc D7 "civilian" version for a little while, back in the 1970s. Simple and light machine.
A present to myself - commissioned from Peter Creak - a code 3 Post Office Telephones Morris J type van using a Dinky Royal Mail van as the donor. Transfers commissioned by Peter including 'Telephone Manager Bristol'. A homage to my late father who spent most of his career with the GPO in Bristol - not that he drove one of these vans much - he was mostly a desk jockey. Box skins by me on a repro box. Peter has done a splendid job.