2009

SZ1494 : Fairmile: postbox № BH23 8, Fairmile Road

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

Fairmile: postbox № BH23 8, Fairmile Road
Fairmile: postbox № BH23 8, Fairmile Road
Looking across Fairmile Road along Walcott Avenue; the George V-reign postbox is emptied finally at 5:30pm on weekdays and at 12:15pm 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 – Christchurch Automatic Clusters: · Postbox is Emptied Finally [3] · Walcott Avenue [2] ·
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SZ1494, 37 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 23 June, 2009   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 23 June, 2009
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OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 148 942 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:44.8546N 1:47.4869W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 147 942
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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