Post Box, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Post Box, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay by Geoff Holland as part of the Geograph project.
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Post Box, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay
Image: © Geoff Holland Taken: 18 Jan 2021
This post box dates from the reign of Edward VII (1901-1910) and has seen better days. Since Mike Quinn passed this way in 2017 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5550879 the collection plate has been removed although the box still appears to be in use. The earliest Edwardian boxes (1901-1904) were modified from the last Victorian boxes but midway through his reign the elaborate scroll cipher, as seen here, began to appear on the post boxes. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk
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Image Location
Latitude
55.04364
Longitude
-1.458192