The Old Post Office is a historic building at 48 Corn Street in Bristol

Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

, England

England

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It was built in 1746 by Samuel Glascodine to complement The Exchange

The Exchange, Bristol

The Exchange is a Grade I listed building built in 1741–43 by John Wood the Elder, on Corn Street, near the junction with Broad Street in Bristol, England...

, 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 a public house.

It has been designated by English Heritage

English Heritage

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 as a grade I listed building.