J3875 : Drop box, Belfast

taken 11 years ago, 3 km from Dundonald, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Drop box, Belfast
Drop box, Belfast
A drop box, on the Cairnburn Road, at the entrance to the allotments J3875 : Belmont Plots, Belfast.
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.

The Cairnburn Road, Belfast

An almost semi-rural suburban road, in east Belfast, running from the Circular Road, to the Old Holywood Road and the Glenmachan Road.

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J3875, 192 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Thursday, 29 November, 2012   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 29 November, 2012
Geographical Context
Business, Retail, Services  Suburb, Urban fringe  Communications 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 387 752 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.3691N 5:51.2455W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 387 752
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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Belfast  Drop Box (Royal Mail) 

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