The Grange St. Paul's Hotel
...on the site of GPO South.
The Grange St. Paul's Hotel
The Grange St. Paul's Hotel was built on the site of GPO South between 2006 and 2010. 




Photo: On the site of GPO South © LSA July 2010.
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The hotel incorporates the two porticos which were retained from the original structure of GPO South. I don't know of any way to distinguish between the two porticos.


Queen Victoria's Reign
There were two 'Victoria's Reign' portico entrances in GPO South, which were incorporated into the Bell Yard extension of the Post Office Savings Bank. One on Knightrider Street and the other on Carter Lane.



Photo: GPO South - Knightrider Street portico © Light Straw 2001.
   
New Bell Yard
New Bell Yard
On a slightly different alignment from that of the older Bell Yard, the Grange Hotel incorporates the portico from Carter Lane into its New Bell Yard entrance.



Photo: New Bell Yard portico © Light Straw Feb 2011.
   
Addle Hill
Addle Hill
The Knightrider Street portico from GPO South now forms part of the Addle Hill entrance for the Grange Hotel.



Photo: The Grange Hotel - Addle Hill entrance portico © Light Straw July 2010.
   
Blue Plaque

Johnny Walker, chairman of the International Telecommunication Services Retired Colleagues Association, persevered over five years to finally get agreement (circa July 2013) for the official Blue Plaque via the Corporation of London. The Plaque is adjacent to the Addle Hill entrance of the Grange Hotel.

Blue Plaque
"Former site of Faraday Building North, City, Central, Long Distance and International Telephone Exchanges 1902 - 1982."



Photo: Blue Plaque outside The Grange Hotel - Addle Hill entrance portico © Light Straw Archives Aug 2013.
   
Postscript
March 2019: As reported in The Times. "The Grange hotels in the City, Holborn, St Paul’s and Tower Bridge with a total of 1,300 rooms are being sold to Queensgate Investments, the owner of the Generator hostel chain and the 906-room Kensington Forum hotel. Once the sale of the four Grange hotels goes through they will immediately be leased to the operator of the Jurys Inn and Leonardo Hotels brands in a back-to-back deal. They will be rebranded under the luxury Leonardo flag. "


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