An unusual VR letter box, Lismore Street

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The photograph on this page of An unusual VR letter box, Lismore Street by Rose and Trev Clough as part of the Geograph project.

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An unusual VR letter box, Lismore Street

Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 18 Jan 2017

For location and some historical background, see Image . Set in the wall of a former sub-post office. A Ludlow style box, made by the Eagle Range & Foundry Co (probably in the 1880s). For comparison with similar letter box types, there is an excellent gallery at Colne Valley Postal History Museum http://www.cvphm.org.uk/LudlowTour.html . See also Image . At the bottom of the enamel plaque it says 'NOTICE. Letters which contain COIN if posted as ordinary letters will be charged on delivery with a special registration fee of eightpence'. It probably didn't occur to them to allow for inflation. Postbox number : CA1 72D.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.893063
Longitude
-2.923269