Letter box at Hardington Farm
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Letter box at Hardington Farm by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Letter box at Hardington Farm
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 4 Jul 2019
Only one daily collection in this rural setting. See Image] for the location. The letterbox (BA11 3) is a Victorian Lamp box - so named as it was usually attached to a lamp post. Their round tops have earned them the nickname of 'Hovis' boxes. The box was made around 1896-1901 by Andrew Handyside and Co of Derby and London. They were iron founders and also made lots of structural products (such as bridges) as well. However, these boxes are now pretty rare and mainly found set into walls. Thanks to Richard Ellis for the information.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.271688
Longitude
-2.372078