This event is held on the Post Building rooftop terrace. It is open to the public and free to enter but you'll need to show an ID at the reception and let them scan your bag. The entrance is on New Oxford Street (see waypoint).
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We all know that geocaching can take us to interesting and weird places that we might have never heard of otherwise. I figured that events could be used in a similar manner to point out curious events and stories, various odds and sods, that I stumbled upon while wandering around in internet rabbit holes.
On this day
in 1869
It was reported that "the cats have done their duty very efficiently". The cats in question were the three cats that were officially appointed by the Post Office in September 1868. The cats worked on probation at the Money Order Office in London, with an allowance of one shilling a week. By 1873, they were being paid 1s 6d, and cats were being employed in other post offices. In 1952, there was "public outrage" that the cats had not had a pay rise since 1873.
Tibs the Great
kept the post office headquarters
in London mouse-free between
1950 and 1964