2009

SY9495 : Lytchett Matravers: postbox № BH16 258, Wareham Road

taken 15 years ago, near to Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England

Lytchett Matravers: postbox № BH16 258, Wareham Road
Lytchett Matravers: postbox № BH16 258, Wareham Road
A George VI-reign postbox emptied finally at 4pm on weekdays and 10am on Saturdays.
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 8470 [3] ·
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SY9495, 32 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 17 January, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 17 January, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 945 950 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:45.2959N 2:4.7005W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SY 945 950
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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