The Sheffield Postal District is all grade 2 listed, and comprises of the former main city post office, sorting offices and distribution depot. The building closed in 2001, and in 2005 planning consent was given to convert the site into a hotel. Thusfar no progress has been made on this front, however the site is still guarded by security.
The post office has a very impressive front facade that faces onto fitzalan square in the heart of the city centre. Access is riduculously difficult, so don’t even bother trying. Due to its public location and the great condition of the building, the only way in is stupid and dangerous.
Internally, the site is deceptively large, consisting of sorting office, distribution, public area, and 6 storeys of offices, aswell as a vast basement. There is much post office memorabilia around, and some of the choice finds included a basement gym and a postmans satchel that looks to date from at least the 1950’s / 1960’s and is branded with GPO. It looks as if the building closed sometime around when the Post Office attempted to rebrand itself as consignia and there is signage still on the walls from this time in its use. Staff badges, stamps, royal mail carrier bags and pamphlets can all be found. There is almost no sign of vandalism. In the sorting area a wooden tiled floor has been ruined by people ripping up cables, but this is the only damage to the whole site. There is no sign of any else except security visiting here since it closed.
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