2008

SZ0791 : Bournemouth: postbox № BH4 204, Portarlington Road

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

Bournemouth: postbox № BH4 204, Portarlington Road
Bournemouth: postbox № BH4 204, Portarlington Road
Beyond this George V-reign postbox we see the large turning of Portarlington Road onto Marlborough 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 – Bournemouth Automatic Clusters: · Postbox 8470 [12] · Marlborough Road [6] ·
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SZ0791, 301 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 4 September, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 4 September, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 077 910 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:43.1470N 1:53.5374W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 076 910
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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