Bishop Street Post Office, Leicester - Sept '14

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KM Punk

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Designed by Julius Bradley and opened in 1935 to replace a Victorian Post Office close-by on Granby Street. It also acted as a sorting office for Central Leicester and Central suburbs. It closed in 2007 with most services going to WH Smiths on Granby Street and parcel collection going to an office on Campbell Street. In 2012 Leicester City Council purchased the property with the plan to use it as Customer Service Centre, to replace the offices on Wleford Road, but this idea has fallen flat on it's face. It is now up for sale on a lowered price with the Council reeling over a £30k a year cost of keeping the building. In May 2013 there was talk of student accommodation, which appears to have also fallen through.


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A few weeks after this visit, I returned with Lost Explored. It ended in both of us locked in a courtyard with an angry neighbouring land owner. After an awkward 20 minutes negotiating our release, they agreed to let us go without the police being involved.

Explored with Rich PDG

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And one from the Rooftop
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Cheers for Looking​
 
Love this, nice photos. I need to kick myself up the behind and tick this one off
 
Well researched and lovely pics, I think whoever locked you in courtyard had more to fear from the Police than you folks did, but you did right by talking your way out, I enjoyed looking, Thanks
 
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