Infinity Room
...another beautiful morning seen from my kitchen
the Fen
A water story
A folly
Horses at 'my' Tor
Youngest castle in England
Hertfordshire countryside house of Henry Moore
An object from Space
Scene from the Calfclose Bay
Little duckling and its adult role-models
A Witch is taking you...
Belas Knap Long Barrow
What can you spot in a pond
Midday
Inside a Gothic Horror place
Reflections in B/W
A very English scene
Stones can tell stories
We will rock you
From the Spring series
From the Spring series
From the Spring series
Pine in:focus
"Un tappeto di fiori" or Just colour left after th…
Diagonal
From the Spring seris
Parliament Hill (no parliamentarians present)
Four hours in London
Gents or chavs?
mus eumo ft emo on
See also...
See more...Keywords
The Red Post Box
The red post box is an iconic piece of British heritage, having been a familiar piece of the streets for nearly 180 years. There are around 155,500 post boxes across the UK, with a substantial portion of these situated in London. When it comes to post boxes, there are two main factors which distinguish them from each other – their design and the royal cypher. The roadside post box has existed since the reign of Queen Victoria, with every subsequent monarch’s cypher being immortalised on the front (e.g. here - VR - Victoria Regina).
Prior to postal reform in 1840, mail was an expensive form of communication. The Uniform Penny Post was introduced, meaning the sender pre-paid the postal costs, rather than the recipient. The same year, the Penny Black adhesive stamp was released. It wasn’t until 12 years later, the first roadside Post Office pillar box was erected in St Helier, Jersey as a trial. In 1853, the first roadside pillar box was established in the mainland United Kingdom in Carlisle. In 1856, Richard Redgrave (1804-1888) from the Department of Science and Art came up with an ornate pillar box design to be used in London and other cities. From 1857, some post boxes were built into existing walls (as this one, located in Hampstead, North London).
memoirsofametrogirl.com/2019/07/21/london-post-boxes-royal-mail-history-queen-victoria-queen-elizabeth-ii
Prior to postal reform in 1840, mail was an expensive form of communication. The Uniform Penny Post was introduced, meaning the sender pre-paid the postal costs, rather than the recipient. The same year, the Penny Black adhesive stamp was released. It wasn’t until 12 years later, the first roadside Post Office pillar box was erected in St Helier, Jersey as a trial. In 1853, the first roadside pillar box was established in the mainland United Kingdom in Carlisle. In 1856, Richard Redgrave (1804-1888) from the Department of Science and Art came up with an ornate pillar box design to be used in London and other cities. From 1857, some post boxes were built into existing walls (as this one, located in Hampstead, North London).
memoirsofametrogirl.com/2019/07/21/london-post-boxes-royal-mail-history-queen-victoria-queen-elizabeth-ii
photosofghosts, RHH, The Limbo Connection, Billathon and 19 other people have particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Admired in: www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
m̌ ḫ club has replied to cp_u clubm̌ ḫ club has replied to Nora Caracci clubSign-in to write a comment.