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British Postal Museum & Archive

 
 
ADDRESS
Freeling House, Phoenix Place, Clerkenwell, London WC1X 0DL 
 
TELEPHONE
020 7239 2570 
 
OPENING TIMES
Mon to Wed 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-7pm, Fri 10am-5pm | Closed Bank Holidays
 

Nearby British Postal Museum & Archive

 
 
British Postal Museum & ArchiveThe British Postal Museum Archive (BMPA) office and Royal Mail Archive is found within the large Mount Pleasant Sorting Office complex in Farringdon. Formed in 2004 as a successor to the old National Postal Museum which closed in 1998, the BMPA looks after the Royal Mail Archive, home to world's greatest collection of British stamps. They hold copies of every stamp ever issued by Royal Mail, as well as artwork for 'unadopted' designs - that were never printed for public cirulation. Important philatelic records within the archive include correspondence volumes and private day books from the printers, De La Rue; the Dendy Marshall Collection; and the Phillips Collection. The last of these comes from Reginald M Phillips who donated his award-winning collection to the nation in 1965 (now available online) which includes the world's first Penny Black first day cover, issued in 1840. The BPMA is not a 'traditional' museum however you can visit the Royal Mail Archive for research purposes five days a week. They also have a small display area in the Search Room which hosts regular free philatelic exhibitions - also available online at www.postalheritage.org.uk. The large museum collection is currently in storage and can be seen by the public on special open days, afternoons and evenings at the Museum Store in Essex.
 

British Postal Museum & Archive events

 
Diamond Jubilee PartyDiamond Jubilee Party1st June 2012Wednesday 6th June 2012 Where:
British Postal Museum & Archive,   Freeling House  Phoenix Place    WC1X 0DL
Category: event
 
event  Running from Friday 1st June 2012 until Wednesday 6th June 2012
TIMES  Friday 1st June 2012 - 11am-4pm  PRICING  Free
Diamond Jubilee Party
Tours Of The ArchiveTours Of The ArchiveAn introduction to the museum and a tour of the collections.6th June 2012Wednesday 6th June 2012 Where:
British Postal Museum & Archive,   Freeling House  Phoenix Place    WC1X 0DL
Category: event
 
event  Wednesday 6th June 2012
TIMES  10am-11am  PRICING  £2 donation
An introduction to the museum and a tour of the collections.
Tours Of The Archive
Tours Of The Stores: BPMA Museum CollectionTours Of The Stores: BPMA Museum Collection6th June 2012Monday 11th June 2012 Where:
British Postal Museum & Archive,   Freeling House  Phoenix Place    WC1X 0DL
Category: event
 
event  Running from Wednesday 6th June 2012 until Monday 11th June 2012
TIMES  Wednesday 6th June 2012 at 1pm-3pm & Monday 11th June 2012 at 6pm-8pm  PRICING  Free, £5 suggested donation
Tours Of The Stores: BPMA Museum Collection
From Pillar To Post: GPO London: Guided ToursFrom Pillar To Post: GPO London: Guided Tours23rd June 2012Saturday 23rd June 2012 Where:
British Postal Museum & Archive,   Freeling House  Phoenix Place    WC1X 0DL
Category: event
 
event  Saturday 23rd June 2012
TIMES  11am  PRICING  £6, concs £5, mems £4
From Pillar To Post: GPO London: Guided Tours
Walking Tour: From Pillar To Post: GPO LondonWalking Tour: From Pillar To Post: GPO London23rd June 2012Saturday 23rd June 2012 Where:
British Postal Museum & Archive,   Freeling House  Phoenix Place    WC1X 0DL
Category: event
 
event  Saturday 23rd June 2012
TIMES  11am-1pm  PRICING  £6, concs £5, mems £4
Walking Tour: From Pillar To Post: GPO London
Tours Of The Stores: BPMA Museum CollectionTours Of The Stores: BPMA Museum Collection2nd July 2012Wednesday 4th July 2012 Where:
British Postal Museum & Archive,   Freeling House  Phoenix Place    WC1X 0DL
Category: event
 
event  Running from Monday 2nd July 2012 until Wednesday 4th July 2012
TIMES  Monday 2nd July 2012 at 6pm-8pm & Wednesday 4th July 2012 at 1pm-3pm  PRICING  Free, £5 suggested donation
From Pillar To Post: GPO London: Guided ToursFrom Pillar To Post: GPO London: Guided Tours22nd July 2012Sunday 22nd July 2012 Where:
British Postal Museum & Archive,   Freeling House  Phoenix Place    WC1X 0DL
Category: event
 
event  Sunday 22nd July 2012
TIMES  11am  PRICING  £6, concs £5, mems £4
Tours Of The Stores: BPMA Museum CollectionTours Of The Stores: BPMA Museum Collection1st August 2012Wednesday 1st August 2012 Where:
British Postal Museum & Archive,   Freeling House  Phoenix Place    WC1X 0DL
Category: event
 
event  Wednesday 1st August 2012
TIMES  1pm-3pm  PRICING  Free, £5 suggested donation
From Pillar To Post: GPO London: Guided ToursFrom Pillar To Post: GPO London: Guided Tours25th August 2012Saturday 25th August 2012 Where:
British Postal Museum & Archive,   Freeling House  Phoenix Place    WC1X 0DL
Category: event
 
event  Saturday 25th August 2012
TIMES  11am  PRICING  £6, concs £5, mems £4
Tours Of The Stores: BPMA Museum CollectionTours Of The Stores: BPMA Museum Collection3rd September 2012Monday 3rd September 2012 Where:
British Postal Museum & Archive,   Freeling House  Phoenix Place    WC1X 0DL
Category: event
 
event  Monday 3rd September 2012
TIMES  6pm-8pm  PRICING  Free, £5 suggested donation

British Postal Museum & Archive images

British Postal Museum & Archive Clerks working in the Return Letter Office, Mount Pleasant, 1934 

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Holiday Inn London Kings Cross - Bloomsbury London
Holiday Inn London Kings Cross - Bloomsbury
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double/Twin Rooms: 73% off from £97
1 Kings Cross Road, WC1X | 3 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
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Doubletree by Hilton London - West End London
Doubletree by Hilton London - West End
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 84% off from £87
92 Southampton Row, WC1B | 10 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
The Doubletree by Hilton London - West End hotel is perfectly located in London's historic Bloomsbury district, between Holborn and Russell Square tube stations for convenient ...More
 
 
 
Grange Holborn Hotel London London
Grange Holborn Hotel London
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 54% off from £145
50-60 Southampton Row, WC1B | 10 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
The Grange Holborn is positioned right where the West End meets the City, giving guests the perfect opportunity to explore all aspects of London throughout the ...More
 
 
 
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Nelson's Column London
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Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London SW1Y | 30 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Master tactician, inspirational leader, patriotic martyr, Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson is one of England's great heroes. His Nelson's Column statue is at the very heart of ...More
 
 
 
The Fourth Plinth London
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Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 30 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
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Piccadilly Circus London
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Piccadilly Circus, London, Soho, London W1J | 30 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
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Charles Dickens Museum London
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Charles Dickens Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
48 Doughty Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 3 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Charles Dickens brought London to life with his imaginative depictions of city life and his fascination and passion for the foggy Victorian streets have inspired two ...More
 
 
 
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Exmouth Market
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Exmouth Market, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 6 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
A rich hunting ground for restaurants and bars, Exmouth Market twinkles under the fairy lights that zig-zag overhead across the scenic pedestrianised street. Hip hang outs ...More
 
 
 
Coram's Fields London
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Coram's Fields
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
93 Guilford Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 6 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Coram's Fields is a special place for children where adults are allowed in only if accompanied by a child. Tucked away in the city centre it ...More
 
 
 
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Events near British Postal Museum & Archive

Near British Postal Museum & Archive
Faust London
Faust
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 25th May to 31st May 2012
Renoir Cinema, Brunswick Shopping Centre, Marchmont Street, WC1N | 9 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Heinrich Faust is fascinated by life and death, and the invisible ties which bind one person to another. He is inextricably drawn to Margarete and pursues ...More
 
 
 
Thirsty Thursdays
London > Events > Clubbing and Nightlife  Dates: Friday 1st June 2012 - 12midnight-4am
Raduno, 85 Charterhouse Street, EC1M | 13 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Resident DJs play 1980s pop classics....More
 
 
 
Town Of Runners London
Town Of Runners
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 25th May to 31st May 2012
British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B | 15 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
The Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji has given birth to Olympic and World champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele - two supreme competitors who have overcome ...More
 
 
 
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Renoir Cinema London
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Renoir Cinema
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Brunswick Shopping Centre, Marchmont Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 9 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Almost invisible in the ridiculous 1960s sci-fi architecture of the Brunswick Centre, the two-screen arthouse Renoir Cinema is a firm favourite with London's film buffs. It ...More
 
 
 
Filthy McNasty's London
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Filthy McNasty's
London > Entertainment > Live Music
68 Amwell Street, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 10 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Filthy McNasty's Whiskey Cafe (great name) appears, at first sight, to be an Irish bar with a sizeable selection of whiskies as well as Guinness ...More
 
 
 
The Horse Hospital London
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The Horse Hospital
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
30 Colonnade, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 11 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
As the name suggests, The Horse Hospital wasn't always the modern arts venue it is today. Once home to sick and injured horses - many references ...More
 
 
 
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International Magic Shop London
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International Magic Shop
London > Shopping > Specialists
89 Clerkenwell Road, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 5 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Superb family-run magic shop, offering props, books and videos for magicians of all abilities. Pick a deck of cards, any deck of cards, from their mysterious ...More
 
 
 
Ben Pentreath Ltd London
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Ben Pentreath Ltd
London > Shopping > House and Garden
17 Rugby Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 6 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Ben, the man behind this pretty interiors shop in Bloomsbury, is an architectural designer now based in London after spending five years in New York. His ...More
 
 
 
French's Dairy London
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French's Dairy
London > Shopping > Jewellery
13 Rugby Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 6 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Artist Maggie Owen took a former dairy and turned it into an Art Deco emporium dripping in achingly hip designer jewellery. And the good news is ...More
 
 
 
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What are the best dining options near British Postal Museum & Archive London?
Rasa Maricham London
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Rasa Maricham
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
1 Kings Cross Road, London, Clerkenwell, London WC1X | 3 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
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The Eagle London
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The Eagle
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
159 Farringdon Road, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 4 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
The original and arguably one of London's best gastropubs, The Eagle in Farringdon is a happy, bustling place where top notch food is served without the ...More
 
 
 
Little Bay London
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Little Bay
London > Restaurants > French restaurants
171 Farringdon Road, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 4 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Little Bay is pure theatre, like stepping into the Moulin Rouge in its heyday or finding yourself in a 1920s speakeasy, candlelit and avant-garde. You half ...More
 
 
 
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Education near British Postal Museum & Archive

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London Wine Academy London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London Wine Academy
London > Education > Evening Classes
Garden Floor, 6 Coldbath Square, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 3 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
One day workshops, offering a friendly no-nonsense approach to teaching about wine, suitable for everyone from beginners to experts. Courses take place at the following venues: Atlas PH, ...More
 
 
 
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The Method Studio
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, Holborn, London WC1R | 8 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Learn to act by becoming the person you are portraying. Think yourself into the role... eat what they would eat, weigh what they would weigh, behave ...More
 
 
 
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Royal College of Anaesthetists
London > Education > Professional Training
Churchill House, 35 Red Lion Square, London, Holborn, London WC1R | 10 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
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My Chocolate Workshops London
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My Chocolate Workshops
London > Leisure > Activities
Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwin Gardens, London, Holborn, London EC1N | 8 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Immerse yourself in a world of chocolate with this mouth-watering workshop. You will discover how chocolate is processed from bean to bar. Sample a variety of ...More
 
 
 
Lincoln's Inn Fields London
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Lincoln's Inn Fields
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Holborn, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 11 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
The largest public square in London, Lincoln's Inn Fields has a rich and varied history. In 1683 it was the site of the public beheading of ...More
 
 
 
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury London
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All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury
London > Leisure > Activities
Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 12 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
This fun bowling alley and restaurant is a great place for a gang of you to spend a memorable night out trying to out-do each other. ...More
 
 
 
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
7 Roger Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 3 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
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The Eagle London
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The Eagle
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
159 Farringdon Road, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 4 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
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The Easton London
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The Easton
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
22 Easton Street, London, Clerkenwell, London WC1X0DS | 4 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Freezing cold and slightly wet, we took shelter in this welcoming pub for a bite to eat... but they practically had to roll us out of ...More
 
 
 
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The Perseverance London
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The Perseverance
London > Nightlife > Bars
63 Lamb's Conduit Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 6 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Formerly run by Billy Drew (who has opened The Chippy in Soho), The Perseverance in Lamb's Conduit Street re-opened in April 2007 under new management. It's ...More
 
 
 
Ghost Farringdon London
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Ghost Farringdon
London > Nightlife >
113-117 Farringdon Road, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 6 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Most people's gripe about South Ken's graffiti chic venue Ghost INC is that it would be better suited to the edgier East End than the haughty ...More
 
 
 
Bleeding Heart Bistro London
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Bleeding Heart Bistro
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
Bleeding Heart Yard, off Greville Street, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1 | 11 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
Set in an attractive cobbled courtyard, this candlelit bistro/wine bar is a taste of an older, more civilised world. Uniformed French waiters glide unobtrusively between tables ...More
 
 
 
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The Foundling Museum London
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The Foundling Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
40 Brunswick Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 8 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
The Foundling Museum is one of London's real hidden treasures. Originally established in 1739 as a hospital which looked after abandoned children, the museum now tells ...More
 
 
 
Honourable Society of Gray's Inn London
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London > Business > Venue Hire
8 South Square, Gray's Inn, London, Holborn, London WC1R | 8 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
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Bleeding Heart Yard, off Greville Street, Farringdon, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1N | 11 minutes from British Postal Museum & Archive
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Charles Dickens Museum Reading Group
Exhibitions | Until 19th July 2012 

Charles Dickens Museum 3 minutes walk from British Postal Museum & Archive

If you're a fan of the great literary genius Charles Dickens and love nothing more than a good natter over ...More

Natalie Dower: Line Of Enquiry
Exhibitions | Until 1st June 2012 

The Eagle Gallery 4 minutes walk from British Postal Museum & Archive

Contemporary reliefs and sculpture using oils and wood....More

Binko Swink, Gold Road
Concerts | On 31st May 2012 

The Wilmington Arms 5 minutes walk from British Postal Museum & Archive

Alt pop by the London-based band....More

Baby Bounce And Rhyme Time (Under 2s)
Kids Events | Until 31st May 2012 

Holborn Library 5 minutes walk from British Postal Museum & Archive

Rhymes and games....More

Funny Women Awards
Comedy | On 31st May 2012 

The Betsey Trotwood 6 minutes walk from British Postal Museum & Archive

With MC Clare Lomas....More

The Triumph Of Pleasure: Vauxhall Gardens 1729-1786
Exhibitions | Until 9th September 2012 

The Foundling Museum 8 minutes walk from British Postal Museum & Archive

Paintings, engravings, objects and manuscripts from private and public collections, exploring the relationship between the gardens and the cultural landscape ...More

Diamond Geezer
Diamond Geezer
Exhibitions | Until 9th June 2012 

WW Gallery Hatton Garden 9 minutes walk from British Postal Museum & Archive

Enjoy the 'guilty pleasures' of the Jubilee celebrations with the WW Gallery's Diamond Geezer exhibition, a group show which celebrates ...More

 
Faces And Music
Exhibitions | Until 2nd June 2012 

Frameless Gallery 9 minutes walk from British Postal Museum & Archive

Contemporary works in various media exploring themes of social cohesion and common ground, by international artists including Agorsor, Bruce Chidovori, ...More

Henry Moore: Late Large Forms
Exhibitions | Until 18th August 2012 

Gagosian Gallery Britannia Street 10 minutes walk from British Postal Museum & Archive

Large-scale, figurative, bronze sculptures inspired by organic forms....More

The Light & Shadow Salon: Talk
Exhibitions | On 31st May 2012 

The Horse Hospital 11 minutes walk from British Postal Museum & Archive

Filmmaker Jo Ann Kaplan and visual arts activist Jo Wonder discuss their work....More

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