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Date: c1940 Type: Post Office Status: Adaptive re-use   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°55'26.37" S 18°25'22.41" E Alt: 27m

This building replaced the Opera House. It housed the Cape Town GPO for several decades, until the GPO moved to Cape Mail in Goodwood. The building was then converted to commercial use and renamed 'Grand Central'. The ground floor and basement are now shops, and the upper floors are offices. The former postal hall is now an indoor flea market, but the murals of Cape historical scenes and some of the period fittings have been retained. (Arthur Radburn, July 2023) A 45m long bas relief in marble was done by René Shapshak. Books that reference General Post Office - Grand Central Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 166 items 58.4 and 58.5