File:The General Post Office, One Minute to Six.jpg

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Panoramic painting of people of various kinds rushing to catch the final post

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English: This painting shows the chaotic scene in the General Post Office in St Martin's-le-Grand, London, one minute before the final post closes at six o'clock. It includes people of many kinds from many walks of life.
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https://www.richardgreen.com/seen-and-heard-two-richard-green-paintings-on-loan-to-the-guidhall-art-gallerys-victorian-children-in-painting-exhibition/news/27

https://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/art-weve-helped-buy/artwork/4399/the-general-post-office-one-minute-to-six
Author George Elgar Hicks
Camera location51° 30′ 55.98″ N, 0° 05′ 48.93″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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