2013

TQ2677 : Victorian Post Box, Shalcomb Street, Chelsea

taken 11 years ago, near to Chelsea, Kensington And Chelsea, England

Victorian Post Box, Shalcomb Street, Chelsea
Victorian Post Box, Shalcomb Street, Chelsea
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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TQ2677, 532 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
PAUL FARMER   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 7 March, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 8 March, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2647 7754 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.9610N 0:10.8040W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2648 7751
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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