Holwell: the oldest postbox still in use in Britain
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Holwell: the oldest postbox still in use in Britain by Chris Downer as part of the Geograph project.
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Holwell: the oldest postbox still in use in Britain
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: Unknown
This postbox at Barnes Cross, Holwell, is reckoned to be the oldest postbox in Britain that is still in service. See Image for a more recent picture of the box.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
50.904579
Longitude
-2.437975