This portrait could have been painted to commemorate the signing of the first contract with the Postmasters General in 1720 to set up Allen’s Cross & Bye Post. We understand that he agreed to pay the GPO £6,000 – the equivalent of half a million pounds today and we assume he was to pay them […]
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Born in Bath, Palmer was the only son of a rich tradesman, who was also a partner in the Orchard Street Theatre. He finished his education at Marlborough college and, defying advice, became involved in his father’s theatre. Young Palmer succeeded in this daunting project by obtaining the first Royal Patent for any theatre outside […]
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The Thomas Moore Musgrave who became the Postmaster of Bath was an extraordinarily capable man. He became famous, as Postmaster of Bath, for the mailing of the “2nd May” Penny Black from the Bath post office – the FIRST stamp in the World. Before settling in Bath he had a varied and illustrious career. Thomas […]
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