2018

SO9321 : Victorian pillar box

taken 7 years ago, near to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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Victorian pillar box
Victorian pillar box
Victorian pillar box on Lansdown Road in Cheltenham. The box is Grade II listed; it dates from 1866-79. It was designed by JW Penfold, and cast by Cochrane Grove and Company of Dudley.
Penfold Pillar Box

Penfold Pillar Boxes are named after the designer JW Penfold. They are made from cast-iron, and are a hexagonal shaped letter box made from 1866 to 1879. They were manufactured by Cochrane Grove Company of Dudley.


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SO9321, 130 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Philip Halling   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 20 November, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 20 November, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 9386 2168 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:53.6181N 2:5.4379W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SO 9385 2168
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