Postbox with stamp machine, Towngate, Sowerby
Introduction
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Postbox with stamp machine, Towngate, Sowerby
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 24 Apr 2021
The postbox is set into the wall outside a former post office. The stamp vending machine, though now disused, is evidence of a facility once found quite widely. There is a detailed article on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_vending_machines_in_the_United_Kingdom saying that the last machines were made in 1988 (this one is probably an earlier type) and were finally withdrawn, other than inside main post offices, in 2001.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.705033
Longitude
-1.937552