2009

SZ0588 : Canford Cliffs: postbox № BH13 196, Haven Road

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

Canford Cliffs: postbox № BH13 196, Haven Road
Canford Cliffs: postbox № BH13 196, Haven Road
This George V-reign postbox is emptied finally, like most of its near neighbours, at 5:30pm on weekdays and at 11:45am on Saturdays. To the right is the southern turning of Canford Crescent.
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: · Canford Cliffs [31] · Near [6] · Postbox 8470 [2] ·
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SZ0588, 105 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 3 August, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 4 August, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 051 889 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:42.0156N 1:55.6725W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 052 889
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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