The Old Post Office () is a historic building at 48

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. It was built in 1746 by Samuel Glascodine to complement The Exchange, acting as the central post office for the city of Bristol for over 200 years. It was part rebuilt as a facsimile of the original in 1993 and is now used as an office. It has been designated by

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as a Grade I

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

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Grade I listed buildings in Bristol Grade I listed office buildings Government buildings completed in 1746 Pubs in Bristol Post office buildings in the United Kingdom {{Bristol-struct-stub

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