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Ends Jan 2022
10:30

Wish You Were Here: 151 Years of the British Postcard

Wish You Were Here celebrates and explores the iconic role the postcard has played in connecting people for more than a century and a half.

Various Dates & Times
11:00

Walking Tours

Join an accredited guide for walking tours through 350 years of London Postal History. Choose from upcoming tour dates in 2021.

Various dates
15:00

Tunnel Walks

We're opening up the 100-year-old Mail Rail tunnels for an exclusive underground walking tour that will allow you to discover one of London’s best-kept secrets.

Wish You Were Here: 151 Years of the British Postcard

Walking Tours

Tunnel Walks

Opening times

Getting here

Travelling Post Office, 1881

Telegram messengers, 1934

Van at crossroads, 1934

Opening of Mount Pleasant, 1934

Fish Wharf Post Office, 1936

Ships Div’n, Mount Pleasant, 1945

Telegram messenger, 1934

Stamp cancelling machine, 1948

Tibs the Great, 1954

Post Office Home Guard, 1941