Victorian Post Box - Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
N 51° 40.289 W 004° 41.892
30U E 382570 N 5725866
This Victorian Pillar Box is dedicated to the memory of the last Head Postmaster & Mayor of Tenby. This VR box is 1 of 2 active mail-boxes located in front of the Lifeboat Tavern, St Julians Street, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMVM0B
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/02/2017
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Victorian Post Box - Stands to the left of the Lifeboat Tavern, on St Julians Street, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
History of Victorian Postboxes:
"In the British Isles the first pillar post boxes were erected in Jersey in 1852. Roadside wall boxes first appeared in 1857 as a cheaper alternative to pillar boxes, especially in rural districts. In 1853 the first pillar box in Britain was installed at Botchergate, Carlisle. In 1856 Richard Redgrave of the Department of Science and Art designed an ornate pillar box for use in London and other large cities. In 1859 the design was improved, and this became the first National Standard pillar box. Green was adopted as the standard colour for the early Victorian post boxes. Between 1866 and 1879 the hexagonal Penfold post box became the standard design for pillar boxes and it was during this period that red was first adopted as the standard colour. The first boxes to be painted red were in London in July 1874, although it would be nearly 10 years before all the boxes had been repainted." Text Source: (
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