I've seen an old one at the Albert Dock, near the wacker qwackers.
The text on scouserdave's pillar-box is:
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LIVERPOOL "SPECIAL" PILLAR BOX
THIS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL LIVERPOOL "SPECIAL"
POSTING BOXES - CAST IN 1863 BY MESSRS
COCHRANE AND COMPANY OF DUDLEY. THE UNIQUE
DESIGN WAS AUTHORISED AND INTRODUCED TO
MEET HEAVY AND SPECIAL POSTING REQUIREMENTS
FOUND IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THIS CITY. IT DIFFERED
FROM THE STANDARD BY THE INCLUSION OF THE
LETTERING "POST OFFICE" BELOW THE POSTING
APERTURE AND A LARGE CROWN ON THE ROOF.
A MAIL BAG COULD ALSO BE HUNG INSIDE.
AFTER 115 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS USE IN THE
EVERTON DISTRICT, THIS POSTING BOX WAS WITHDRAWN
FROM SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 1978 AND PRESERVED AS A
FINE EXAMPLE OF EARLY VICTORIAN STREET FURNITURE.
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