2008

SZ1393 : Iford: postbox № BH6 170, Ashford Road

taken 15 years ago, near to Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

Iford: postbox № BH6 170, Ashford Road
Iford: postbox № BH6 170, Ashford Road
An Elizabeth II-reign postbox at the northern end of Ashford Road. Alongside is a large drop-box, a depository for the postman doing morning deliveries to store part of his round.
Drop box

A ‘drop box’ is an item of Royal Mail street furniture. It is a receptacle where the postman can securely store part of his morning round, at a convenient location. Sometimes, the Royal Mail van may drop off the postman with his bike and morning deliveries, saving him carrying a heavier load or frequent returns to the sorting office.
Originally drop boxes were attached to pillar boxes and, therefore, painted red to match. Nowadays, they are separate free-standing boxes – usually close to a postbox – generally painted grey, although red stand-alone boxes are also to be seen.


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Category: Postbox
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Dorset postboxes – Bournemouth Automatic Clusters: · Postbox 8470 [5] ·
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SZ1393, 110 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 25 October, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 October, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 137 933 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:44.3813N 1:48.3648W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 137 933
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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