Rowland Hill
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Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters.
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Sir Rowland Hill, mid-19th century
1 Orme Square, Bayswater, London, W2, Hill's home 1839-42
Commemorative plaque at 1 Orme Square, Bayswater, London
The Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp
Hill famlly vault at Highgate Cemetery, London
Statue of Rowland Hill by Edward Onslow Ford, 1884, at King Edward Street, London
The Birmingham statue in the city's General Post Office, circa 1894, shortly after its openingAwards 4
Connected to Rowland 6
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Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters. Hill later served as a government postal official, and he is usually credited with originating the basic concepts of the modern postal service, including the invention of the postage stamp.
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