31 Post Office, former. – Video

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31 Post Office, former.
Abingdon Street Post Office (31). The post office replaced those seen earlier on the trail. It was built in 1910 on the site of the Union Baptist Chapel of 1861. The Post Office Designed in the style of a renaissance palazzo by architects of the Office of Works and built by R. Neill Son of Manchester. Completed in 1910, the Post Office was built on the site of the Union Baptist Chapel which was demolished to accommodate it (see no. 44). Faced in Portland stone with a hipped roof of green slate, the building is completely symmetrical. The main entrance is supported by a pair of Atlantes on plinths and the counter hall inside retains its original service desks and fine plasterwork. The building itself is listed Grade II as are the row of eight K6 telephone boxes designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott outside it. The building is faced with limestone from Portland on the Jurassic Coast; see if you can spot the fossilised seashells in the stone! Turn left into Clifton Street.From:blackpoolcivictrustViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:47More inTravel Events

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