Building site, Hermitage Road
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Building site, Hermitage Road
Image: © Jim Osley Taken: 2 Nov 2014
On this site stood until recently the former Hitchin post and sorting office, not a particularly attractive building, yet important in that when it was built in 1961/1962 it attracted a "great deal of interest from the national and technical press. While providing the facilities required within a strictly functional structure, it was built with a saving about 40% over more traditional methods; the design of the building addressed the problem of how to accommodate the expansion of business and future developments, and paved the way for subsequent post office buildings designed in a strictly functional manner." - quote from the relevant entry in http://www.britishpostofficearchitects.weebly.com.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.949561
Longitude
-0.275891