The General Post Office (GPO) established its national headquarters on the site of the monastic precinct after the 1815 Act authorised the project. In 1825 construction began of the General Post Office building, a Neoclassical design by Robert Smirke, which opened in 1829.
The General Post Office (GPO) relocated its national headquarters to a site that was formerly home to a monastic community following the passage of the 1815 Act. In 1825, construction began on the new GPO building, designed by Robert Smirke in the Neoclassical style, which opened in 1829.