ROWLAND HILL
KING EDWARD STREET
written by: COLETTE HILLER
animated by: ALAN JOHNSON
with support from: CITY OF LONDON
'I think it’s a tremendous idea for these august people, whose statues are placed all around London, to suddenly come to life, to actually hear their story and I’m so pleased to do it with Rowland Hill, one of my heroes as a former postman.'
Alan Johnson
When Rowland Hill proposed the idea of a pre-paid postage stamp, Parliament thought the idea preposterous...
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