Shimla apple valley - Post office in Shimla - Shimla, India

Very nice old heritage building well maintained situated right on the mall road. One can send speed post up to 6pm its also open on Sunday (timings not sure), Staff is almost nice and helpful specially the stamp selling lady(Mrs kanta) very cooperative don't loses her cool even in busy days. As all are not the same some staff members are very rude and un helpful just know how to talk even with senior citizens. Need to be trained or to be transferred as it's the reputation of the G.P.O Shimla.

Gpo shimla , nice facility with helpful staff , organized in a heritage building on mall road nera scandal point.

Housed in British building at scandal point is a great landmark!

In 1992, the Shimla GPO was declared heritage Post office It is the oldest post office in N India, constructed in 1882, then known as the Conny Cottage. This beautiful three storied timber framed structure with tin roof is painted in red & white now Horses were used to transport mails from plains to hilly areas during British era

Head Post office of District Shimla. All the service are excellent here regarding speed post, registered post etc. All the communication are well versed with services. Staff here very helpful to cater service in excellent manners. Postal banking services are asset which includes newly in postal services.

This building of General Post Office located right in front of the Scandal Point amidst the Mall Road is one of the most oldest buildings of Coloniel era in the entire town of Shimla. Over the the years the building has evolved in terms of its infrastructure and has been serving the locality in form of Post Office's Building.

Heritage building, one of the oldest post office in India

The oldest post office in northern India (GPO) in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh was built in 1882 on a land that was bought from one Patterson. Because there was a large community of British and Indians lived in the beautiful hill station of Shimla and adjacent places, the post office came up for their convenience. Earlier that place was known as Conny Cottage. The first Post Master happened to be one F. Dalton and by the same token the last British Post Master who retired in December 1946 was L. G. Piggot. One A. K. Hazari took the credit of being the first Indian Post Master after India's independence in August 1947. The GPO is located in a prime area - the Mall Road in the center of the city that can be easily accessed from any place. This impressive historical three storeyed building, a good example of English Hill architecture with hollow bricks and stone, is a wooden building with tin-roof. Mostly, high quality wood was used to withstand the severe cold and snow conditions in the Winter. Built in a peculiar style, blending Gothic, Alphine and Tudor elements, it was an important land mark in the hill station, frequented by the people. In a major fire accident on 21 Sept. 1972, the first floor of the building was severely damaged and important records were lost. Subsequently, the state government with adequate funds got into action and restored the early colonial public building back to its old grandeur. The building is painted in red and while and the earlier color green and white livery was not used. The conservationist were not amused about the color combination. This building is also a heritage building.