2009

SZ0491 : Parkstone: postbox № BH14 56, Spur Hill Avenue

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

Parkstone: postbox № BH14 56, Spur Hill Avenue
Parkstone: postbox № BH14 56, Spur Hill Avenue
An Edward VII-reign postbox under a large tree on the corner of Spur Hill Avenue and Munster Road, which we are looking down. It shares this corner plot with a bench and an electricity substation and is emptied finally at 5:30pm on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays.

The postbox has attached a drop box (see below) and there is a stand-alone one alongside too.
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 Automatic Clusters: · Postbox is Emptied Finally at 5:30 Pm [9] · Parkstone Avenue [3] · Spur Hill Avenue [2] ·
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SZ0491, 66 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 10 January, 2009   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 10 January, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 048 912 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:43.2406N 1:55.9426W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 048 912
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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