Ralph Allen's Town House, Bath

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ralph Allen's Town House is a grade I listed townhouse in Bath, England. In 1727 it became the primary residence of Ralph Allen (who used to run a post office there) when a new facade and north wing were added, designed by John Wood the Elder. Allen continued to live there until 1745, when he moved to Prior Park, and the townhouse became his offices. Ralph Allen (1693 - 29 June 1764) was an entrepreneur and philanthropist, and was notable for his reforms to the UK postal system. He was baptised at St Columb Major, Cornwall on 24 July 1693. As a teenager he worked at the Post Office. He moved in 1710 to Bath, where he became a post office clerk, and at the age of 19, in 1712, became the Postmaster of Bath. In 1742 was elected Mayor of Bath, was the Member of Parliament for Bath between 1757 and 1764.