After several years work by our Curatorial team, The Museum of the Post Office in the Community opened to the public yesterday. The launch of the Museum was the final stage in our project at Blists Hill Victorian Town, which saw the BPMA collaborate with the Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust to build a replica Victorian Post Office and a permanent exhibition exploring the history of the British postal service.
The replica Victorian Post Office at Blists Hill. The Museum of the Post Office in the Community is located above the Post Office.
You can read all about the process of the project on this blog or by visiting our website. And for those unable to visit Blists Hills we have also produced an online version of the Post Office in the Community exhibition.
Below are some photos of the Museum of the Post Office in the Community, which is located above the Blists Hill Post Office.
The stairwell leading up to The Post Office in the Community exhibition
The Counter Services display with GPO2 model and Hen & Chicks
Counter Services display
Counter Services display with BSA Bantam motorcycle
Delivering the Mail display
Letter Boxes display
The Hen & Chicks pentacycle, which was trailed for mail delivery in Horsham, Sussex in 1882
Changing Times display
1 response so far ↓
The Museum of the Post Office in the Community opens « The British … // 23/10/2009 at 11:59 am |
[...] the original post: The Museum of the Post Office in the Community opens « The British … Share and [...]