Postboxes

[Kev]

THEY are among the nation’s most treasured icons and a cherished feature of the British street scene.

Now the Royal Mail’s distinctive red letter boxes have emerged as the subject of one man’s passion.

Bill Owens has dedicated his retirement to taking hundreds of photographs of pillar, wall and post-mounted letter boxes in an effort to help preserve them for future generations. more....

this fella needs to post'em here

[Max]

Find his email then Kev and ask him to join.

[tpoo22]

There's an Edward VIII pillar box somewhere in Liverpool - since he was only King for a few months in 1936, these must be pretty rare. Anyone know where it is?

[marky]

Allerton Road (Allerton Police Station would be off to the right hand side).

[marky]

Queen Victoria black wall-box, Laurel Road (junction with Edge Lane). Not in use.

[lindylou]

Not in Liverpool but an unusual postbox in Wales.

[AK1]

Very unusual!

[tpoo22]

Allerton Road (Allerton Police Station would be off to the right hand side).

There's one at the corner of Canning St / Bedford St South too. So not actually the one I was thinking of - maybe they're not so rare after all.

[chippie]

I took the odd pillar box photo over the years but don,t know where they all are at the mo. I know there is a victorian hole in the wall one on the corner of Kremlin Drive, Queens Drive end

[Gnomie]

I took the odd pillar box photo over the years but don,t know where they all are at the mo. I know there is a victorian hole in the wall one on the corner of Kremlin Drive, Queens Drive end

Chippie i live 5 mins from there. i know the one you mean. a photo will appear soon

[chippie]

Thanks Tony, you,re quicker doing it that way than me finding it in this b***** mess of a room.

[Gnomie]

I will go round there over the weekend, im off work then

[lindylou]

Have a look at page 1 of this thread, post no.7 - there is a hole in the wall one on Lower Breck rd.

Chippie you know that one don't you ?

[chippie]

Goodness me I do know that one. Brings back some memories does Lower Breck Rd. used to pick the caterpillars off the trees down there when I was in short kecks.

[taffy]

Some delightful souls decided Liverpool could do without this rare pillar box in Wavertree. One firework banger inside shattered it a few years ago.