POST OFFICE TOWER
The Foyer |
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Bygone Days - The Foyer
In this contemporary photo the stark
minimalistic style of concrete and glass, which was so
commonplace in reception areas of municipal buildings of the
time, is clearly illustrated.
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The Foyer | The Souvenir Shop | Posted at the Tower |
The Galleries |
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Public foyers of the 1960s were often stark,
minimalistic and functional and the Tower was no expection to this.
Few people of the era had cars or central heating, so visitors
dressed sensibly in outdoor coats and hats.
The Souvenir Shop
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In the foyer, there was once a souvenir shop which sold
everything from information booklets to replica models.
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The Post Office Tower
Stamps were designed by former Wimbledon Art School student,
32-years old Clive Abbott.
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The Galleries
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Visitors to the Tower were ushered to the lifts by smartly
uniformed attendants.
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"The restaurant has its own separate entrance in Maple
Street, leading into a specially designed reception area on
the ground floor level. There, patrons are provided with
lift tickets, their names and reservations checked, and are
then escorted to the two high speed lifts which ascend at
1,000ft. per minute, and are said to be the fastest in the
country."
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