SP4540 : Postbox outside the solicitors in West Bar Street
taken 11 years ago, near to Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Postbox outside the solicitors in West Bar Street
As set out in a 1974 Act of Parliament a solicitor in England and Wales is a legal practitioner who initially deals with nearly all legal matters. They must pay an annual fee to practice. There is a split between solicitors and barristers, who act as advocates in the higher courts. Solicitors, however, can build a practice in a certain area, for example probate or property, matrimonial or commercial, and pace their work in a way barristers would find more difficult.
Modern signs on mediaeval buildings often fall between stools. Whilst this artist eschewed making 'Ye Olde' into 'The Old'; he had clearly lost interest by the time he came to what should have been the 'Reindeere'.