J1486 : Pillar box and drop box, Antrim
taken 11 years ago, near to Antrim, Northern Ireland
A series of photographs showing some of the postboxes, in the rest of Northern Ireland, within postcodes BT16-94. Link shows the postboxes within Belfast.
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.
- Grid Square
- J1486, 155 images (more nearby )
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 7 November, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 8 November, 2012
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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Irish: J 148 866 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:42.8585N 6:13.1103W - Camera Location
- Irish: J 148 866
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)