Penfold-style pillar box
Introduction
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Penfold-style pillar box
Image: © Pauline E Taken: 5 Oct 2011
Located in Milton Street. This was the standard design for pillar boxes between 1866 and 1879. Red was adopted as the standard colour, replacing the earlier green. In 1990 a replica Penfold was introduced and erected in designated conservation areas, places of historic interest and tourist attractions.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.583985
Longitude
-0.973655