2008

SZ0591 : Parkstone: postbox № BH14 68, Penn Hill Avenue

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

Parkstone: postbox № BH14 68, Penn Hill Avenue
Parkstone: postbox № BH14 68, Penn Hill Avenue
This postbox stands outside SZ0591 : Parkstone: Penn Hill Avenue Post Office. I suspect the post office direction sign will be removed shortly, owing to the office's permanent closure.
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 – Poole · Postboxes Automatic Clusters: · Avenue [6] · Postbox 8470 [6] · Penn Hill Avenue [4] ·
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SZ0591, 68 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 27 October, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 27 October, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 053 915 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:43.3968N 1:55.5344W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 053 915
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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