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North London mail centre

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North London mail centre

Post by yodsaenklaikoba »

What is the main mail centre responsible for the north london area?
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east london i think?
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Re: North London mail centre

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there is speculation that the work from there will be moving to aberdeen next month though :crazy:
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Re: North London mail centre

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mount pleasant is the receiveing mail centre for the collection side of n1-22 and east london mail centre is responsable for the delivery side of n1-22
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BT2010 wrote:there is speculation that the work from there will be moving to aberdeen next month though :crazy:
I thought India was tendering for the contract :nervous
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DGP1 wrote:
BT2010 wrote:there is speculation that the work from there will be moving to aberdeen next month though :crazy:
I thought India was tendering for the contract :nervous
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Re: North London mail centre

Post by yodsaenklaikoba »

Is the mail cente on 5 almeida street still open for business or has it been added to the extensive list of mail centre's that have been closed down?
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Re: North London mail centre

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The Northern District Office, at Almeida Street, was closed a few years ago, and is awaiting development as yuppie flats.
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springs wrote:mount pleasant is the receiveing mail centre for the collection side of n1-22 and east london mail centre is responsable for the delivery side of n1-22
Is that mount pleasant as in the one located on mount pleasant road, N17 6TQ or the one located on farringdon road EC1A 1BB?
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BT2010 wrote:there is speculation that the work from there will be moving to aberdeen next month though :crazy:
orly, i'll have to have a word with our MCM about why we get londons mail, but we send our 2c to glasgow/edinburgh, even though the cost per item is lower in aberdeen, due to the fact that we have skeleton staffing permanently.

on second thought better not, he'll just scowl at me from a distance as a reply
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Re: North London mail centre

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yodsaenklaikoba wrote:Is that mount pleasant as in the one located on mount pleasant road, N17 6TQ or the one located on farringdon road EC1A 1BB?
It's the Mount Pleasant Mail Centre in Farringdon Road, EC1A 1BB.
The one in Tottenham is a Delivery Office.
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Re: North London mail centre

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[quote][/quote] baldrick wrote The Northern District Office, at Almeida Street, was closed a few years ago, and is awaiting development as yuppie flats

almeida st n1 is still open it has not closed it was due to go somewhere in new north road but has not materialised . the development of flats which was started at the site on the left hand side of the office has stopped as the contractor has gone bust
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This is a list of the delivery offices for North London, but it might be slightly out of date ;
N 01 0-9 ISLINGTON DO
N 02 0-0 EAST FINCHLEY SDO
N 02 8-9 EAST FINCHLEY SDO
N 03 1-3 FINCHLEY CHURCH END SDO
N 04 1-4 FINSBURY PARK SDO
N 05 1-2 HIGHBURY SDO
N 06 4-6 HIGHGATE SDO
N 07 0-0 HOLLOWAY SDO
N 07 6-9 HOLLOWAY SDO
N 08 0-7 HORNSEY SDO
N 09 0-0 LOWER EDMONTON SDO
N 09 7-9 LOWER EDMONTON SDO
N 10 1-3 MUSWELL HILL SDO
N 11 1-3 NEW SOUTHGATE SDO
N 12 0-0 NORTH FINCHLEY SDO
N 12 7-9 NORTH FINCHLEY SDO
N 13 4-6 PALMERS GREEN SDO
N 14 4-7 SOUTHGATE SDO
N 15 3-6 SOUTH TOTTENHAM SDO
N 16 0-0 STOKE NEWINGTON SDO
N 16 5-9 STOKE NEWINGTON SDO
N 17 0-0 TOTTENHAM SDO
N 17 6-9 TOTTENHAM SDO
N 18 1-3 UPPER EDMONTON SDO
N 19 3-5 UPPER HOLLOWAY SDO
N 20 0-0 WHETSTONE SDO
N 20 8-9 WHETSTONE SDO
N 21 1-3 WINCHMORE HILL SDO
N 22 5-8 WOOD GREEN SDO
and, Islington excepted, it still reflects numbers 1 to 22 being allocated alphabetically nearly a cenury ago. :Very Happy
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Re: North London mail centre

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springs wrote:
baldrick wrote The Northern District Office, at Almeida Street, was closed a few years ago, and is awaiting development as yuppie flats

almeida st n1 is still open it has not closed it was due to go somewhere in new north road but has not materialised . the development of flats which was started at the site on the left hand side of the office has stopped as the contractor has gone bust
So if the office in Almeida street is still open what is it being used for? If mount pleasant is responsible for the receiving of mail in the north london area and east london is responsible for the delivery side of things.