Former tank room at Royal Mail House set to become an office
PLANS to alter one of Southampton's most historic buildings have been given the go-ahead.
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PLANS to alter one of Southampton's most historic buildings have been given the go-ahead.
PLANNING chiefs are studying a proposal to alter one of Southampton's most historic buildings.
During the nineteenth century Britain’s maritime, commercial and colonial interests all depended upon a regular and reliable flow of seaborne information from around the globe. Whilst the telegraph increasingly came to dominate long-distance communication, postal services by sea played a vital role in the network of information exchange, particularly to the more distant locations. Much importance was placed upon these services by the British government which provided large subsidies to a small number of commercial companies to operate them. Concentrating initially on the mail service betwee...