2009

SU0902 : West Moors: postbox № BH22 177, Heatherdown Way

taken 15 years ago, near to West Moors, Dorset, England

West Moors: postbox № BH22 177, Heatherdown Way
West Moors: postbox № BH22 177, Heatherdown Way
This Elizabeth II-reign postbox basks in sunshine in the morning and afternoon but by 7:30 in the evening it is in the long shadow of the bungalow behind. The postbox is emptied finally at 5pm on weekdays and at noon 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 – Wimborne, Ferndown & Verwood Automatic Clusters: · Heatherdown Way [2] ·
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SU0902, 20 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 15 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 15 June, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 092 024 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:49.2642N 1:52.1946W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 092 024
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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