A pillar box is a type of free-standing post box.They are found in the United Kingdom and in most former nations of the British Empire, members of the Commonwealth of Nations and British overseas territories, such as Australia, Cyprus, India, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, the Republic of Ireland, Malta, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Post Box - George V Red post box - Royal Mail Post Boxes - British Post Boxes - English Mail Box London SE15 This circular King George the Fifth red Royal Ma. More Post Boxes of George V The small C / F wallboxes of George V are also interesting. Our C wall box (WB98/1) came from the widow of a local postman. It had sat in their garden painted white and under a hedge, which turned it green. An art-deco landmark built in 1928, Four Seasons Hotel George V is nestled in the Golden Triangle of Paris, just off the historic Champs-Elysees. Oversized suites with Eiffel Tower views welcome you after a day of wandering the quaint, Parisian streets, and our three restaurants – with five Michelin stars among them – are home to some of.

The first roadside post boxes appeared in 1852 in the Channel Islands and ever since that time a wide variety of differing boxes have been placed across the streets of mainland UK to facilitate the posting of letters and cards to family, friends and others. Each of the boxes made of cast iron and painted red for distinctiveness, bear a Royal Cipher that consists of two letters to signify the monarch under whose reign they were manufactured. For example some boxes within the Parish have VR (Victoria Regina) and GR (George Rex) on their facades. In the case of George VI and our current queen, Elizabeth II, Roman numerals have been inserted to distinguish them from previous monarchs. At the last count there were 14 boxes within the parish boundary. There are essentially three different types, pillar, wall and lamp.

These were first introduced in 1857 to accommodate rural settings and slowly but surely started to appear in the numerous hamlets and villages across Devonshire. As their name implies they were either built into walls, brick pillars at the road edge or sometimes into the side of buildings but only had a small capacity. Today, Ilsington Parish retains three wall boxes from the Victorian era, in the hamlets of Sigford and South Knighton and outside the Welcome Stranger public house, all dating from 1882 and one at Narracombe Farm dating from around 1875. There are also three surviving from the reign of George V, at Smokey Cross below Haytor Vale, in Liverton village centre and at Cummings Cross, all of which date from c1933.

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Small detachable letterboxes were introduced in 1897 onto the streets of London and as their name suggests were fixed onto lamp posts throughout the city to facilitate the growing trend of people writing late letters late at night. Eventually lamp boxes extended to rural areas and today they can be seen attached to telegraph poles, stone posts and atop freestanding pedestals. Sometimes, where nothing appropriate could be found to fix it to, a lamp box would be placed in a wall. We have one such example in the Parish at Bag Tor House. Just one lamp box from George V’s era can be found this one stands outside the Rock Inn at Haytor Vale. Although this particular letterbox is an important postal artefact dating from c1933, it was only put in place after the closure of the PO in early 2005. A Georgian wall box at the old PO has now been removed. In turn, following the closure of the Post Office, the replacement lamp box, because of capacity problems, was eventually superseded by a much larger and modern so-called Bantam box that was first manufactured for Royal Mail by the Romec Company in 1999. The distinctively shaped pillar box type was set on a pedestal some 50 metres or so along the road to Ilsington in early 2006 and reflects a policy by Royal Mail to replace older boxes with this new design. There have been some recent installations in Bickington and at New Park near Bovey Tracey to confirm this trend. The older Georgian lamp box outside the Rock Inn has now been sealed and although out of service to the public has been retained by the Inn in conjunction with Royal Mail as a significant postal artefact, set as it is in an appropriate rural setting.
Two lamp boxes from George VI’s era can be found at Lewthorne Cross and the aforementioned Bag Tor House, both of which date from c1937-47. The remaining lamp boxes date from Queen Elizabeth II ’s reign and can be found on a stone post at Summerhill Crescent in Liverton (c1952-55), in Green Lane (c1969-76), and outside Ilsington PO (c1983-85).

For those interested in the history of letterboxes the following texts and articles are recommended: How to unlock a iphone a1533.

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Jenkinson T (2002) Posting A Letter on Dartmoor: A Brief History of the Red Post Box Dartmoor Magazine no 69 Winter

Robinson M (2000) Old Letter Boxes Shire Publications Buckinghamshire

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Young Farrugia J (1969) The Letter Box: A History of Post Office Pillar and Wall Boxes Centaur Press Ltd Sussex

There is also the Letter Box Study Group (LBSG), who provide information on the various types and locations of post boxes throughout the United Kingdom. Click here to access their website.

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Thanks to Tim Jenkinson of Liverton for submitting the information and most of the pictures for this page.

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1. Home Page | Highlights Index George V Rex 1910-1936 Previous Reign- Next Reign More Post Boxes of George V The small C / F wallboxes of George V are also interesting. Our C wall box (WB98/1) came from the widow of a local postman. It had sat in their garden painted white and under a hedge, which turned it green. However, after bead blasting, it came up really well and the previous owner was impressed by it. It is now due for a re-paint.The F wall box (WB101) is from a sub-post office and opens at the rear. Like the D and E boxes, it has no collection plate holder, as the collection times would be displayed in the post office window. The GR1935 Pattern Lamp Letter Box (LB211) came right at the end of the reign. It is made entirely of cast iron, the last lamp box design to be so constructed. The eliptical roof of these very attractive boxes gives them the name 'Waggon Top' boxes. The design was perpetuated in to the George VI reign (LB212) and here you can see both for comparison. These four boxes are all by different foundries from this long reign. The rounded top leads to this type being know has 'Hovis' boxes, after the famous loaves of bread. The boxes in this selection are: LB206 A.Handyside with long door & small crown LB210W T Allen - short door LB209/2 Derby Castings - short door LB207 A.Handyside with no crown & long door We also have an LB208, W T Allen long door which is shown on the previous page. The extreme right-hand box is still attached to the 'hoops' which secured these boxes to telegraph poles. WB 99/2 The large D size wall box with rear opening door as deployed in a large Post Office. These are uncommon and this is the only D type wall box we have. WB 103/3 W T Allen large cipher B wall box. Most of our GvR boxes are Type E with rear doors so this makes a change. This has been fitted with plate from Pentre Du in Wales. WB 103/1 is the B type wall box by A Handyside of Derby. We already had an E type of this manufacturere so it is nice to have a B as well. The plate is Norris Hill, Southampton. The last of the 1931-35 wall boxes that we needed for our collection was this rare Derby Castings B size wall box. It finally emerged in the Manchester area towards the end of 2011. Derby Castings only made boxes for one year - 1932. The collection plate 'Heartsease TSO' is from Norwich. WB103/2 BACK TO George V title page| George V Ludlows