SZ0992 : Malmesbury Park: postbox № BH8 151, Portchester Road
near to Bournemouth, Great Britain

Malmesbury Park: postbox № BH8 151, Portchester Road
An Edward VII-reign box, with the ambulance station in the background.
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.
year taken
2008
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- SZ0992, 72 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Chris Downer (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 10 July, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 10 July, 2008
- Category
- Postbox (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SZ 095 923 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:43.8252N 1:51.9376W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
SZ 095 923 - View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
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