Sujet

The new General Post Office, City of London, c1830. Artist: Henry Pyall

Légende

The new General Post Office, City of London, c1830. North-east view with the Royal Mails (and carts) preparing to start. The destinations are shown in the bottom margin. The building was erected in 1825-1829 on the east side of St Martin's le Grand (subsequently designated the Old General Post Office to distinguish it from the one opened in 1910 on the west side of King Edward Street).

Date

1830

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A99_385

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

21,0Mo (875,4Ko) / 26,7cm x 19,7cm / 3155 x 2323 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation exterior animal road building buildings England people communications animals horses horse architecture street British color colour lane avenue stagecoach carriage location century city of london Britain outside road Transport 19th century nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery General Post Office GPO horse-drawn vehicle Mail Coach TGN aquatint James James Pollard;Pollard Henry Pyall Pyall Pyall Henry