2019

NX9776 : VR Post Box - Dumfries station - April 2019

taken 5 years ago, near to Dumfries, Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland

VR Post Box - Dumfries station - April 2019
VR Post Box - Dumfries station - April 2019
A VR Post Box and water fountain in Dumfries station.
Victorian Postboxes

In the British Isles the first pillar post boxes were erected in Jersey in 1852. Roadside wall boxes first appeared in 1857 as a cheaper alternative to pillar boxes, especially in rural districts. In 1853 the first pillar box in Britain was installed at Botchergate, Carlisle. In 1856 Richard Redgrave of the Department of Science and Art designed an ornate pillar box for use in London and other large cities. In 1859 the design was improved, and this became the first National Standard pillar box. Green was adopted as the standard colour for the early Victorian post boxes. Between 1866 and 1879 the hexagonal Penfold post box became the standard design for pillar boxes and it was during this period that red was first adopted as the standard colour. The first boxes to be painted red were in London in July 1874, although it would be nearly 10 years before all the boxes had been repainted.


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NX9776, 346 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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The Carlisle Kid   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 22 April, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 22 April, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 976 765 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:4.3584N 3:36.2772W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NX 976 765
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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