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The Post Office Research Station was first established as a separate section of the General Post Office in 1909.[1]
In 1921, the Research Station moved to Dollis Hill, north west London, initially in ex-army huts.[1]
The main permanent buildings at Dollis Hill were opened in 1933 by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.[1][2]
In 1968 it was announced that the station would be relocated to a new centre to be built at Martlesham Heath in Suffolk. This was formally opened on 21 November 1975 by Queen Elizabeth and is today known as Adastral Park.
The old Dollis Hill site was released for housing, with the main building converted into a block of luxury flats and an access road named Flowers Close, in honour of Tommy Flowers. Much of the rest of the site contains affordable housing administered by Network Housing.
- ^ a b c "The Post Office Research Station". Nature. 162 (4106): 51–53. 10 July 1948. doi:10.1038/162051a0.
- ^ Excell, Jon (5 October 2017). "October 1933: The Post Office Research Station". The Engineer.