5655 x 3764 px | 47,9 x 31,9 cm | 18,9 x 12,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
dicembre 2008
Ubicazione:
Paulton, Bristol, United Kingdom
Altre informazioni:
Both the British post box and telephone box have a picture of a crown on them. The crown on the postbox also has the monarchs initials underneath. We have postboxes with VR (Victoria Regina) and GR (Georgeus Rex) still in use today. Victoria Regina is latin for Queen Victorian and Georgeus Rex is latin for King George. the British Pillar box better known as the Post Box of which there are 115, 000 in Britain is 150 years old. Having been owned by the General Post Office, the Royal Mail and now Consignia, they accept 20 billion pieces of mail per year including 2 billion Christmas Cards destined for all four corners of the World. Found in Cities, Towns and Villages throughout the British Isles, standing erect on street corners, attached to telegraph poles or built into the exterior walls of country Post Offices they are all Red. Traditionally made of cast iron originating in the reign of Queen Victoria the boxes have the Insignia of the present Monarch at the time of installation. Those installed during the brief reign of Edward VIII had the doors bearing his Insignia replaced, although some do remain as a challenge for the devout enthusiasts. The Victorian love of casting for economics production has stood the test of time, with 365 design variations having been produced since the first was installed by Anthony Trollope on Guernsey in 1852. The oldest Pillar Box remaining in the British Isles being 150 years old next year and the oldest wall box was installed in Charles Dickens' home six years later in 1859. To commemorate this milestone in Postal History the English Heritage have come to an agreement with the with Consignia that all existing 'Royal Mail' Post Boxes will be maintained in there present location. A very rare combination of Post and Telephone Box can be found outside the Metro Station of Whitley Bay on North Tyneside.