2010

SY9995 : Broadstone: postbox № BH18 173, Corfe Way

taken 14 years ago, near to Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

Broadstone: postbox № BH18 173, Corfe Way
Broadstone: postbox № BH18 173, Corfe Way
An Elizabeth II-reign postbox, with drop box attached (see below), emptied finally at 5:15pm on weekdays and at 11:45am on Saturdays.
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: · Elizabeth II-reign Postbox [2] ·
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SY9995, 32 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 April, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 2 April, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 995 952 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:45.4053N 2:0.5072W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SY 994 952
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