Survey Data
Reg No
20864008
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1880 - 1900
Coordinates
170439, 72339
Date Recorded
22/03/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron post box, c.1890. Shallow domed capping with dentil enriched sides and hinged door bearing the V.R. insignia in raised lettering.
Appraisal
The design of pillar post boxes was standardised in 1859 and this example survives from the latter years of Queen Victoria's reign. While some post boxes had their doors with the monarch's insignia removed in the 20th century, this example has remained intact and has stood in this location for over a century.