Royal Mail Archive, London

Royal Mail Archive is the London and main office of The British Postal Museum & Archive. It is located in Freeling House, Phoenix Place. This site has mostly archives, such as historical details about the British postal service.

Penny Black, the first stamp ever issued
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penny_black.jpg
Author: United Kingdom Government


The Royal Mail Archive does have a small exhibition area where it displays some of the highlights of its collection, but if you wish to view the big items such as the mail vans, pillar boxes, mail sorting equipments, and so on, you should visit the British Postal Museum Store in Debden, Essex.

The Royal Mail Archive is really more appropriate for researchers into the mail services than for casual visitors. It is however a good place to do research on stamps.

How to reach Royal Mail Archive

There isn't actually a tube station that is in the immediate distance. The nearest are Chancery Lane Tube Station (Central Line) and Farringdon Tube Station (Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line).

The Royal Mail Archive is open Mondays to Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursdays from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and on Fridays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Archive is also open on every second Saturday of the month, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, in which case it will be closed on the following Monday.

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