J3875 : Drop box, Belfast
taken 11 years ago, 3 km from Dundonald, Co Down, Northern Ireland
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.
An almost semi-rural suburban road, in east Belfast, running from the Circular Road, to the Old Holywood Road and the Glenmachan Road.
- Grid Square
- J3875, 192 images (more nearby )
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 29 November, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 29 November, 2012
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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Irish: J 387 752 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.3691N 5:51.2455W - Camera Location
- Irish: J 387 752
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)