Plaque commemorating first pillar box in mainland Britain
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Plaque commemorating first pillar box in mainland Britain
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 13 Mar 2008
The plaque is on the wall outside Woods Newsagents Image The first British pillar boxes were trialled in the Channel Islands in 1852. Their success led to the introduction of boxes throughout the mainland, the first of which was erected here in Botchergate in 1853. To commemorate this event, a replica Victorian pillar box was set up in the town centre in 1989 Image For more information on the history of British post boxes see https://www.postalmuseum.org/discover/explore-online/postal-history/letter-boxes/# (and archived information sheet https://web.archive.org/web/20080725032212/http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/history/downloads/BPMA_Info_Sheet_Pillar_Boxes_web.pdf ).
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