2011

J3472 : Victorian pillar box, Belfast (3)

taken 13 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Victorian pillar box, Belfast (3)
Victorian pillar box, Belfast (3)
See J3472 : Victorian pillar box, Belfast (2). The inscription on the base showing that it was made by A Handyside & Co Ltd (Derby and London). This link Link shows other examples of the company’s products.
Postboxes, Belfast BT1-15

A series of photographs showing some of the postboxes within postcodes BT1-15. Link shows the postboxes in the rest of Northern Ireland.

Manhole covers, foundry products etc, Northern Ireland

A series of photographs showing manhole covers, fire hydrants, gratings, foundry products, foundry plaques and inscriptions etc, in Northern Ireland.

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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Category: Inscription
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J3472, 419 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Albert Bridge   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 9 April, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 9 April, 2011
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 3400 7243 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:34.9425N 5:55.6921W
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Irish: geotagged! J 3399 7243
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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