2018

SS6697 : Royal Mail drop box, Martin Street, Morriston, Swansea

taken 5 years ago, near to Morriston, Swansea/Abertawe, Wales

Royal Mail drop box, Martin Street, Morriston, Swansea
Royal Mail drop box, Martin Street, Morriston, Swansea
Attached to this Link pillarbox.
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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SS6697, 88 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jaggery   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 16 October, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 9 November, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 6693 9757 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:39.6667N 3:55.5179W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 6693 9756
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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