Royal Mail delivery box, Poolbrook Common
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Royal Mail delivery box, Poolbrook Common by Bob Embleton as part of the Geograph project.
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Royal Mail delivery box, Poolbrook Common
Image: © Bob Embleton Taken: 28 Feb 2009
The grey box on the right is for holding Royal Mail for the postman or woman to deliver. The mail is dropped off from a van in advance of the postman delivering on foot. It saves the postman returning to the sorting office when his load is depleted, saving time, money and rubber soles.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.103836
Longitude
-2.305677