2008

SZ0793 : Talbot Village: postbox № BH12 298, Fern Barrow

taken 16 years ago, near to Branksome, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

Talbot Village: postbox № BH12 298, Fern Barrow
Talbot Village: postbox № BH12 298, Fern Barrow
A modern postbox on a modern housing estate – Fern Barrow is the circular central road.
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
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Dorset postboxes – Poole Automatic Clusters: · Postbox 8470 [5] · Fern Barrow [4] ·
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SZ0793, 176 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 6 July, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 7 July, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 071 936 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:44.5503N 1:53.9679W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 071 936
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