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Forthcoming books in the My GPO Family series
Forthcoming Books
My GPO Family of books, exploring communications history... about the General Post Office (GPO), Post Office Telecommunications, British Telecom, BT, and Openreach.


Styling the Post Office was published in 2022 and is recommended for purchase.


London's Telecom and Postal Heritage: stocks expected September 2024.





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Covid-19 delayed research due to many archives being completely inaccessible for the duration, as well as distance travel being inadvisable. More practical telecom projects were carried out during Lockdown (2020-21) and book writing was on hold. The schedule has slipped, but new publications are being devised.

Yellow History Series (2017-2027)
My GPO Legacy
My GPO Legacy is part 3, the final part of the My GPO Family trilogy and is intended to collect together any topics that weren't fully covered in My GPO Family part1 and My GPO in London part 2. Some of the additional topics have been written into the square book formats below.


My GPO Legacy is expected no earlier than 2027.

Illustrated with black & white photos.
   

Square Formats: Premium Quality Photobooks (2019-27 series)
Styling the Post Office London's Telecom and Postal Heritage London's Trunks Tolls and Telex London's Post Office Tower
Square Photobooks (2019-2027 series)


Cover pictures may be different on completed projects.
         
Styling the Post Office studies, with copious picture/images,  the evolution of the corporate General Post Office branding from the early mid-bronze green of Post Office Telephones through the yellow era of Post Office Telecommunications, the red of Royal Mail, and the progression of Post Office counters. This was published November 2022 and can be bought or ordered, depending upon stock levels.

London's GPO Heritage is currently out of print. The revised edition entitled London's Telecom and Postal Heritage will be out September 2024.

London's Trunks, Tolls and Telex picks up and expands the 'My GPO in London' topic for a more detailed look at switching in the capital city. This is expected during 2026.

The Post Office Tower this is a possible project which may be started in 2026.


Dates quoted are subject to revision as research materials, time and inclination change!

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