SZ5577 : Ventnor: postbox № PO38 225, Park Avenue
near to Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Great Britain

Ventnor: postbox № PO38 225, Park Avenue
This Victorian postbox is emptied finally at 4:15pm on weekdays and at 11:30am on Saturdays. Attached is a 'drop box' (see below).
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 but sometimes red.
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- SZ5577, 7 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Chris Downer (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 31 October, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 2 November, 2009
- Category
- Postbox (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SZ 555 772 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:35.5463N 1:13.0372W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
SZ 554 772 - View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
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