▁structure ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁design ▁was ▁originally ▁prepared ▁for ▁a ▁brick ▁post ▁office ▁building ▁at ▁R uther g len ▁by ▁John ▁James ▁Clark ▁for ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁( since ▁demol ished ). ▁The ▁new ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁a ▁single - store y ▁building , ▁constructed ▁from ▁locally ▁quar ried ▁bas alt ▁by ▁local ▁builder , ▁Richard ▁P im ble tt , ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 1 5 9 4 . ▁It ▁under w ent ▁unknown ▁rep airs ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁in ade qu acy ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁various ▁add itions ▁and ▁alter ations ▁were ▁undert aken ▁by ▁build ers ▁McC ra e ▁& ▁Full art on ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁designed ▁by ▁P WD ▁architect ▁John ▁Hudson ▁Mars den ▁who ▁also ▁designed ▁the ▁Old ▁Ge el ong ▁Post ▁Office ▁( 1 8 8 9 - 9 1 ). ▁The ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁rep airs , ▁add itions ▁and ▁alter ations ▁included ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁te legraph ▁writing ▁and ▁dispatch ing ▁room ▁by ▁incorpor ating ▁former ▁writing ▁room ▁into ▁main ▁te legraph ▁office , ▁and ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁letter ▁and ▁newspaper ▁boxes ▁to ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁delivery ▁window . ▁The ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁add itions ▁and ▁alter ations ▁included ▁a ▁new ▁entrance ▁from ▁Church ▁Street ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁room ▁created ▁within ▁the ▁existing ▁ver and ah