Description:
Discover how 18th-Century Bath influenced and developed the Postal System, including the story of the Penny Post. The first letter sent with a stamp was sent from Bath.
Visitors can explore the history of written communication from Egyptian clay tablets thousands of years ago, to the first airmail flight from Bath to London in 1912.
See the Victorian Post Office, and watch the ever-popular 'Talking Heads' videos.
County:
Avon
Type of attraction:
Galleries & Museums
Destination Station
BATH SPA
Rail Company
First Great Western
Getting There
Address:27 Northgate Street, Bath, BA1 1AJ.
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