2010

SY6990 : Dorchester: postbox № DT1 103 and a duck, Mill Street

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

Dorchester: postbox № DT1 103 and a duck, Mill Street
Dorchester: postbox № DT1 103 and a duck, Mill Street
This little postbox has its back to the River Frome (just visible) as it flows between Mill Street and Holloway Road. It is emptied finally at 5:30pm on weekdays and at 11:30am on Saturdays.

Alongside it is a 'drop box' (see below).
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
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SY6990, 1144 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 10 April, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 11 April, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 699 906 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:42.8978N 2:25.6624W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SY 699 906
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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