Victorian Post Box - Boyleston, Derbyshire - Victorian Post Boxes on Waymarking.com

A victorian post box by Smith & Hawkes of Birmingham on New Road, Boylestone.

"Boyleston (Boylestone) is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 165, increasing to 318 at the 2011 Census. The village is situated about eight miles east of Uttoxeter.

The village also has a Church and Village Hall. The church is 14th century with a tower added in 1844 by Henry Duesbury.

There is no active Women's Institute but there is a Ladies' Group and an "Evergreen" club. The pub sponsors a football club in the local "summer league"

The cartoonist Bill Tidy and business woman Hilary Devey now live in the village."

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Tell us about the area the post box is situated.: Set into wall of house on New Road Condition of the box: Good/Average/Poor: Good Is this post box still in use?: Mon - Fri: 16:45 Is VR embossed on the post box or is it an "anonymous" box?: Yes Any other embossed lettering, such as manufacturer?: Smith & Hawkes Birmingham Manufacturer Inscription: Smith & Hawkes, Eagle Foundry Broad St Birmingham (1856-71)

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