The power of postcodes

Find your way around a fascinating exhibition.

The invention of postcodes is something you might not have thought about, but those letters and numbers revolutionised the way mail was delivered. Today, every UK location has a postcode – a few letters and numbers in a particular order that show where a place is. However, the exhibition Sorting Britain: The Power of Postcodes at London’s Postal Museum reveals this was not always the case. In the early 19th century, working out how much it cost to send a letter was based on how many pages it contained and the distance it would travel. The receiver also had to pay for it, so getting lots of birthday cards could be very expensive. Fortunately, in 1840, Sir Rowland Hill simplified the postal system and the world’s first official postage stamps…

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