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XMAS RUSH BEGINS

Xmas Rush Begins (1923)

A look at the huge amount of mail postal workers have to deal with at Christmas....

XMAS RUSH BEGINS

Xmas Rush Begins (1922)

A reminder from the G.P.O. to pack and label you Christmas presents properly so...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 295 - FELLING RADIO MASTS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 295 - Felling Radio Masts (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for story...

ARMY HELPS GPO

Army Helps GPO (1940)

Men of the signal Corps. work to repair damage to telephone wires.

GPO HANDLING 110,000 PARCELS

GPO Handling 110,000 Parcels (1922)

A reminder from the G.P.O. to pack and label you Christmas...

LONDON FROM GPO TOWER

London From GPO Tower (1966)

Images of London from revolving GPO Tower.

GPO TOWER

GPO Tower (1968)

Various good colour shots of London's GPO tower.

 

 

GPO TOWER

GPO Tower (1968)

Shots exterior and interior of Post Office Tower, London.

GPO RAILWAY

GPO Railway (1970-1979)

The Post Office run an underground railway for moving post around London.

G.P.O. TOWER

G.P.O. Tower (1967)

Excellent panning shots over London emphasising the G.P.O. tower

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 670 - G.P.O. GPO RIGGERS, ORCHID NURSERY and GLASS...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 670 - G.P.O. GPO Riggers, Orchid Nursery And Glass... (1968)

Out...

CHEAPER TELEPHONES!

Cheaper Telephones! (1933)

Postmaster General Sir Kingsley Wood shows off a new system for telephones.

MOBILE POST-OFFICE aka G.P.O. LONDON

Mobile Post-Office AKA G.P.O. London (1936)

The Post Master General launches the first mobile post...

GPO TRAILER

GPO Trailer (1941)

A G.P.O. trailer asks people to leave a forwarding address when they move.

AFTER 13 YEARS

After 13 Years (1929)

President William Cosgrave reopens Dublin's General Post Office after 13 years. ...

HEARTBREAK CORNER

Heartbreak Corner (1946)

Workers at Mount Pleasant post office try to repack parcels which have come...

AERIAL CARGO EXPRESS

Aerial Cargo Express (1919)

Packages are loaded on board the "Cargo Express" prior to take off.

GPO TRAILER

GPO Trailer (1949)

A short animated trailer film advising people to address their letters correctly.

GIRL ON THE LINE

Girl On The Line (1967)

Jackie Hunter is first female G.P.O. telephone engineer. Hendon, London.

GPO TRAINING

GPO Training (1968)

General Post Office workers show off new equipment to help them in their job....

BROKEN PARCELS AT 'HEARTBREAK CORNER'

Broken Parcels At 'heartbreak Corner' (1970)

GPO broken parcel centre, Mount Pleasant, London.

GPO UNDERGROUND

GPO Underground (1948)

Various shots of mail bags on GPO underground railway in London.

TELEGRAPH POLE PLANTER

Telegraph Pole Planter (1965)

Post Office machine that makes planting telegraph poles much easier,...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 648 - TOP OF THE TOWER aka GPO TOWER, ROBOT BOY and...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 648 - Top Of The Tower AKA GPO Tower, Robot Boy And... (1967)

Cuts...

LONDON FROM 600 FEET UP

London From 600 Feet Up (1964)

THE GPO Tower nears completion in the heart of London.

GPO TOWER TUNNEL

GPO Tower Tunnel (1967)

Engineers at work in a tunnel under the Post Office Tower in London.

POSTAL FORTNIGHT

Postal Fortnight (1967)

Postmaster General Mr Short launches postal fortnight and visits sorting office...

GPO SORTING OFFICE

GPO Sorting Office (1948)

Shots of GPO sorting office and GPO underground station at Mount Pleasant,...

 GPO HANDLES CHRISTMAS MAIL

GPO Handles Christmas Mail (1946)

The GPO handle Christmas parcels that have come undone in the...

GPO V BRIGHTON

GPO V Brighton (1930-1939)

Golf tournament - probably between representatives of the GPO and the people of...

USED CORRECTLY PRICED STAMP

Used Correctly Priced Stamp (1948)

Post Office worker urges people to put the right postage on...

LONDON GPO TOWER BEING BUILT

London GPO Tower Being Built (1965)

GPO General Post Office (now Telecom) Tower in late stage of...

G.P.O. TOWER NEARLY READY

G.P.O. Tower Nearly Ready (1960-1966)

The Post Office tower just before opening, showing the kitchen, the...

AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPH EXCHANGE

Automatic Telegraph Exchange (1968)

Engineers at consoles inside the GPO Telegraph building.

GPO TOWER CONSTRUCTION

GPO Tower Construction (1965)

Building the GPO Tower in London

LONDON VIEWS FROM CAPITOL TOWER

London Views From Capitol Tower (1970-1979)

Good views across London from a very high building.

GPO RAILWAY

GPO Railway (1970-1979)

Point of view shot from front of GPO underground train going along tunnel.

G.P.O'S RESEARCH STATION aka GPO'S RESEARCH STATION

G.P.O's Research Station AKA GPO's Research Station (1933)

Ramsay MacDonald opens Post Office...

SILVER JUBILEE STAMPS

Silver Jubilee Stamps (1935)

Sir Kingsley Wood explains the Silver Jubilee Stamp and shows some of...

TELEPHONE WEEK INAUGURATED

Telephone Week Inaugurated (1934)

The Acting Lord Mayor of London, Sir Kynaston Studd visits the...

MRS DE VALERA

Mrs De Valera (1921)

Mrs de Valera opens the Garden of Ireland fete at Delgany, and we see some designs...

DUBLIN - WORKLESS MARCH IN PROTEST

Dublin - Workless March In Protest (1953)

Hundreds of unemployed make a protest march through Dublin...

THE P.M.G. EXPLAINS

The P.M.G. Explains (1957)

Post Master General explains the rise in postal charges.

POST OFFICE WITH THE LOT

Post Office With The Lot (1962)

Rowland Emett's comical animated sculpture showing various activities...

SPEEDING UP THE MAILS

Speeding Up The Mails (1932)

Sacks of letters loaded from van onto a plane - Airmail to the Ottawa...

SPEEDING UP

Speeding Up (1933)

New team of young men set up to deliver telegrams on motorcycles.

FIRST AIR-MAIL PENNANT aka FIRST AIR MAIL PENNANT

First Air-Mail Pennant AKA First Air Mail Pennant (1934)

Post Master General, Sir Kingsley Wood,...

LONDON CALLING TOKYO

London Calling Tokyo (1935)

Inauguration of London - Japan telephone service by Sir Kingsley Wood,...

FIFTY YEARS ABOARD A CABLE SHIP NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Fifty Years Aboard A Cable Ship News In A Nutshell (1935)

Steward John Campbell who has worked on...

G.P.O STREAMLINED

G.P.O Streamlined (1934)

Reducing air mail fees from 20 to only 2 will speed up Empire Mail Service.