King Edward Building

Standing opposite the Post Office Headquarters building, which had opened in 1895, King Edward Building was designed to take over the remaining functions of GPO East (the old Post Office headquarters on St. Martin's Le Grand).

The sizeable new King Edward Building complex was built on what had been the site of Christ's Hospital.

Behind the façade on King Edward Street, the main hall on the ground floor was 'lavishly decorated in marble and bronze' and contained a grand post office counter extending the full length of the room.

For much of the century it had offered a counter service 24 hours a day, but it closed to the public in April 1994.

[1] In 1997 it was confirmed that the main King Edward Building had been sold to Merrill Lynch & Co., who went on to convert it into their London office.