The new General Post Office, City of London mb-width 3859 Fire at the Royal Exchange

Fire at the Royal Exchange

showing the ascent of Mr James Sadler and Miss Thompson in a hot air balloon

Shown holding a bag of biscuits

'Monster soup commonly called Thames water

c1824' Shows a group of amputees

The new General Post Office, City of London mb-width 3859 Fire at the Royal ExchangeThe 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).