Victorian 'Ludlow' style letter box, Lismore Street
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Victorian 'Ludlow' style letter box, Lismore Street by Rose and Trev Clough as part of the Geograph project.
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Victorian 'Ludlow' style letter box, Lismore Street
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 18 Jan 2017
This letter box was made by the Eagle Range and Foundry Company of Birmingham, there are very few of its type still in use around the country. Because they have a similar appearance to letter boxes made by James Ludlow & Son (who produced several thousand over 80 years), the small number of examples by other makers are included in the category 'Ludlow boxes' for convenience. Ludlow boxes were designed for use in sub-post offices. For more information see Colne Valley Postal History Museum http://www.cvphm.org.uk/Ludlows.html and Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_wall_box . The location is at the corner of Lismore Street and Broad Street. Now a private house, there was a sub-post office here for many years. It is marked on old OS maps through from 1901 to 1974-76 https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/340880/555760/12/100685 . For a closer view, see Image .
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Image Location
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54.893063
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-2.923269