2009

SY9993 : Creekmoor: postbox № BH17 198, Longmeadow Lane

taken 14 years ago, near to Upton, Dorset, England

Creekmoor: postbox № BH17 198, Longmeadow Lane
Creekmoor: postbox № BH17 198, Longmeadow Lane
This George V-reign postbox stands in Longmeadow Lane, at the western extremity of a large housing estate built in the 1970s and early 80s – this is therefore not its original location! It is emptied finally at 5:30pm on weekdays and at 12:15pm on Saturdays.

Ahead of us is the junction of Meadowsweet Road.
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.


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Chris Downer and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Category: Postbox
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Dorset postboxes – Poole Automatic Clusters: · Housing Estate [4] · Lane [2] · Postbox 8470 [2] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SY9993, 33 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 15 November, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 15 November, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 992 939 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:44.6931N 2:0.6942W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 992 939
View Direction
NORTH (about 0 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 181 times
You are not logged in login | register