ROWLAND HILL

KING EDWARD STREET

ROWLAND HILL

ROWLAND HILL

KING EDWARD STREET

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written by: COLETTE HILLER
animated by: ALAN JOHNSON

with support from: CITY OF LONDON

"I think it’s a tremendous idea for these august people, whose statues are placed all around London, to suddenly come to life, to actually hear their story and I’m so pleased to do it with Rowland Hill, one of my heroes as a former postman.”

ALAN JOHNSON

When Rowland Hill proposed the idea of a pre-paid postage stamp, Parliament thought the idea preposterous...

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