King George V postbox on a corner in Swansea
Introduction
The photograph on this page of King George V postbox on a corner in Swansea by Jaggery as part of the Geograph project.
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King George V postbox on a corner in Swansea
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 27 Apr 2014
Located here, http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4091844 on the corner of Cwmdonkin Terrace and Cwmdonkin Drive. The letters GR date the box to the reign of King George V (May 1910-January 1936). The postboxes of the reign of his son King George VI (December 1936-February 1952) have a more ornate style of lettering and the Roman numerals VI. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3297590 Postboxes bearing the identifier of the uncrowned King Edward VIII http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3930838 are very rare.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.621425
Longitude
-3.965079