2008
NY4055 : Replica Victorian pillar box outside the Old Town Hall
taken 17 years ago, near to Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Replica Victorian pillar box outside the Old Town Hall
The first roadside pillar box in mainland Britain was erected in 1853 at Botchergate NY4055 : Former Post Office, Botchergate. The early boxes did not have a standard design, and we have not yet found an illustration of the original one in Carlisle. The box in this photo is a copy of the Penfold design, produced between 1866-79. It is one of many replica Penfolds produced in 1989, to be placed in historic and tourist locations Link
(Archive Link ) . For details of inscription, see NY4055 : Commemorative plaque on replica pillar box.
(Archive Link ) . For details of inscription, see NY4055 : Commemorative plaque on replica pillar box.![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
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- Grid Square
- NY4055, 1381 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Rose and Trev Clough (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 19 March, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 23 May, 2008
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NY 4008 5595 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:53.6805N 2:56.1468W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NY 4008 5595
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
